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Australianfisheries statistics 2009

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On 1 July 2010, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) and the Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) merged to form ABARE–BRS.

Acknowledgments Thuy Pham prepared this report. The assistance of officers from state fisheries departments and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, researchers and various industry representatives is gratefully acknowledged. The Australian Bureau of Statistics supplied the trade data.

Funding for this report was provided by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Foreword

Australian fisheries statistics is an annual report that has been in publication since 1991. It provides annual updates of fisheries production and trade data and serves as an important source of information for the fishing and aquaculture industry, fisheries managers, policymakers and researchers. The estimates of the gross value of production provided in the report are used for a range of purposes; for example, to determine Commonwealth, state and territory fisheries research funding arrangements each year.

The current report contains data on the volume and value of production from state and Commonwealth commercial fisheries, and on the volume and value of Australian fisheries trade, by destination, source and product. Profiles of Commonwealth and state commercial fisheries and state aquaculture for 2008 and 2009 are also provided. These cover selected species, fishing methods and number of licence holders. Additional information is also provided on the recreational fishing sector and the indigenous fishing sector. The amount of information included in the report regarding these two sectors is expected to increase in future reports.

Australian fisheries statistics is part of a suite of ABARE–BRS publications that provide a comprehensive account of historical trends in, and the outlook for, Australian fisheries. Australian commodity statistics provides a historical series of production and trade statistics for fisheries and a range of other commodities. Australian commodities includes forecasts for major fisheries commodities, which are updated each quarter. Detailed analysis of the economic performance of selected fisheries is provided in the annual Australian fisheries survey report. An assessment of the economic performance of all fisheries managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority is provided in Fishery status reports.

Phillip Glyde Executive Director August 2010

iii Inquiries

Inquiries regarding Commonwealth and state information should be directed to the respective coordinators of fisheries statistics shown below.

New South Wales Laurie Derwent (Wild sector) NSW Fisheries Ph: (02) 9527 8568 Fax: (02) 9527 8409

Janine Sakker (Aquaculture) NSW Fisheries Ph: (02) 4916 3847 Fax: (02) 4982 1107

Victoria Mark Taylor and Paula Baker Victorian Department of Primary Industries Ph: (03) 5561 9964

Queensland Lew Williams (Wild sector) Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) Ph: (07) 3224 2550 Fax: (07) 3224 2805

Ross Lobegeiger and Max Wingfield (Aquaculture) Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) Ph: (07) 3400 2040 Fax: (07) 3408 3535

Western Australia Eva Lai and Mark Cliff Western Australian Department of Fisheries Ph: (08) 9203 0111 Fax: (08) 9203 0199

South Australia Angelo Tsolos (Wild sector) South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Ph: (08) 8207 5414 Fax: (08) 8207 5415

iv Inquiries

Natalie Prior (Aquaculture) Department of Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) Ph: (08) 8226 2258 Fax: (08) 8226 0330

Tasmania Denise Garcia Marine Resources Division Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania Ph: (03) 6233 6723 Fax: (03) 6233 3198

Northern Territory Maree Apostoles NT Fisheries Department of Resources (DoR) Ph: (08) 8999 2305 Fax: (08) 8999 2057

Commonwealth Thim Skousen and Selvy Coundjidapadam Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Ph: (02) 6225 5350 Fax: (02) 6225 5500

Mal Heath (Licensing) Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Ph: (02) 6225 5421

v Definitions and explanations

Aquaculture production is the live weight quantity of product produced and marketed by aquaculturists.

Aquaculture value is the assessed value received by aquaculturists on the basis of an ‘at farm- gate’ equivalent, for product marketed.

Export quantity data are supplied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on the basis of the net product weight exported.

Export value data are supplied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on the basis of free on board value.

Import quantity data are supplied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on the basis of the net product weight imported.

Import value data are supplied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on the basis of product cost. The value excludes insurance and freight costs in delivering the commodity to Australia from the port of origin but may include inland freight and insurance costs incurred in delivering the commodity to the port of origin.

Production quantity is a measure of the quantity of fish product landed by fishery, usually on the basis of catch records.

Production value is the assessed value at the point of landing for the quantity produced and excludes transport and marketing costs.

Products consist of fisheries products marketed for human consumption plus non-edible fisheries products.

Real terms/real prices are historical or future prices adjusted to reflect changes to the purchasing power of money (most commonly measured by the consumer price index).

Re-imports (included in merchandise imports statistics) are goods originally exported, which are subsequently imported in either the same condition in which they were exported, or after undergoing repair or minor operations which leave them essentially unchanged. Minor operations include blending, packaging, bottling, cleaning and sorting.

vi Definitions and explanations

‘Reals’ and rounding—‘Real’ 2008–09 dollars or ‘real terms’ refer to the conversion of nominal dollar values to take account of inflation. Comparison from year to year is expressed in nominal terms unless stated otherwise. Small discrepancies in totals are generally caused by the rounding components. A dash (-) is used to denote a nil or negligible amount.

Seafood is any fish or other aquatic plant or animal intended for human consumption; it excludes non-edible fisheries products.

Southern bluefin tuna sold from aquaculture farms in South Australia is reported at its market value. However, the input value of those tuna is also included as a production output from the Commonwealth’s Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery. To avoid double counting, the input value is netted out of Australian totals.

Abbreviations and symbols kg kilogram t tonne kt kilotonne $ dollar (Australian) $’000 thousand dollars (Australian) $m million dollars (Australian) $b billion dollars (Australian) fob free on board AFZ Australian Fishing Zone na not available nei not elsewhere included w wild catch a aquaculture

vii Contents

Production 1 Fast facts 1 Production by species 2 Production by jurisdiction 7 Production by sector 16

Trade 19 Fast facts 19 Exports and imports 20 Exports by commodity 21 Exports by destination 23 Exports by state 24 Imports by commodity 25 Imports by source 27

Employment 29 Fast facts 29

Recreational and charter fishing 32

Indigenous fishing 34

Profile of Australian fisheries 39

References 48

viii Production

Fast facts In 2008–09 • The total volume of Australian fisheries production fell by 2800 tonnes to 238 000 tonnes. • The gross value of Australian fisheries production remained relatively stable compared with 2007–08, increasing by $4.9 million to $2.2 billion. • Tasmania accounted for the largest share of gross value of production (23 per cent), followed by South Australia (21 per cent) and Western Australia (17 per cent). Commonwealth fisheries accounted for 14 per cent of gross value of production. • The gross value of aquaculture production (including southern bluefin tuna wild catch input to the South Australian tuna farming sector) decreased by 1 per cent ($9.1 million) to $861 million, and accounted for 39 per cent of the gross value of Australian fisheries production. The volume of aquaculture production was 69 600 tonnes, accounting for 29 per cent of total Australian fisheries production. • The value of farmed salmonids rose by 7 per cent to $323 million in 2008­–09. Farmed salmonids continues to be the largest aquaculture species produced in Australia, accounting for 37 per cent of the total value of Australian aquaculture production and 15 per cent of the total value of fisheries production. • The gross value of production for the wild catch sector increased by 1 per cent, to $1.4 billion. The volume of production decreased by 5 per cent (8500 tonnes) to 173 100 tonnes.

Since 1999–2000 • The total annual volume of fisheries production has increased by 15 000 tonnes (7 per cent), while the annual real gross value of production has fallen by $0.9 billion (30 per cent). • The increase in production volume has been driven predominantly by growth in the production of Australian sardines and salmonids. • The driving factor behind the fall in production value has been the decline in the value of rock lobster, prawns, abalone and tuna. The combined value of these four species has fallen by $0.8 billion (in real terms) over this period.

Top five, by volume in 2008–09 Top five, by value in 2008–09

(wild catch and aquaculture—tables 2 and 17) (wild catch and aquaculture—tables 2 and 17) Australian sardine 31 500 tonnes Rock lobster $404 million Salmonids 29 700 tonnes Salmonids $323 million Prawns 23 900 tonnes Prawns $289 million Oysters 14 100 tonnes Abalone $188 million Tuna 13 700 tonnes Tuna $187 million

1 Production

Production by species The gross volume and value of Australian fisheries production by species is presented in tables 3–5. Production and value summaries are also presented in table 2 (wild catch sector), tables 7–14 (individual jurisdictions) and tables 15–17 (aquaculture sector).

In 2008–09, the volume of Australian fisheries production decreased by 1 per cent (2800 tonnes) compared with 2007–08, to 238 000 tonnes (figure a). Over the past four years, including 2008–09, the total volume of production has remained relatively stable at an average of 242 000 tonnes a year. From 1999–2000 to 2008–09, the production volume varied more substantially, ranging between 223 000 tonnes (in 1999–2000) and 279 000 tonnes (in 2004–05).

Australian sardines accounted for the highest individual catch by volume in 2008–09 (31 500 tonnes, accounting for 13 per cent), followed by salmonids (29 700 tonnes, 13 per cent), prawns (23 900 tonnes, 10 per cent), oysters (14 100 tonnes, 6 per cent) and tuna (13 700 tonnes, 6 per cent).

Since 1999–2000, the real gross value of Australian fisheries production has fallen by 30 per cent, and was $2.2 billion in 2008–09 (figure b). From 1999–2000 to 2008–09, the production value of finfish (in real terms) has remained relatively stable compared with other species groups. Its production value has fallen by $2.9 million in real terms while the production value of crustaceans and molluscs has fallen by 43 per cent ($589.4 million) and 40 per cent ($290.4 million), respectively, over the same period.

a Volume of Australian fisheries Real gross value of Australian production b fisheries production a 300 3.5

250 3.0

200 2.5 2.0 150 1.5 100 1.0 50 0.5 2008–09 kt $b 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2000–01 2001–02 1999–2000 1999–2000 other rock lobster molluscs oysters prawns crustaceans Australian sardine salmonids fish abalone tuna a Excludes other nei.

2 Production

Real value of Australian At the individual species level, the decline in real c fisheries production, value was largely driven by decreases in the value of by key species rock lobster, prawns, abalone and tuna (figure c). The 800 combined value of these species has fallen by 44 per 700 cent ($838.5 million) in real terms over the period. 600 500 The declining values of these key species have been 400 driven by falls in unit prices, with the exception of rock lobster (figure d). Since the production of these 300 species is export-oriented, prices are strongly influenced 200 by exchange rate movements. The strength of the 100 2008–09 Australian dollar against the currencies of major trading $m partners, particularly the United States and Japan, has reduced the competitiveness of Australian fisheries

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 exports in recent years (box 1). Prices for lobster have

1999–2000 been increasing since 2003–04 despite exchange rate rock lobster abalone movements, owing to increased demand for lobster prawns salmonids on international markets and lower supply from key tuna Australian sardine suppliers.

Real unit prices for key The product composition of the gross value of d species production of Australian fisheries in 2008–09 has not 70 altered substantially relative to 2007–08. In 2008–09, rock lobster remained Australia’s highest valued production 60 species, at $404 million. It accounted for 18 per cent of 50 the gross value of fisheries production. This was followed 40 by salmonids ($323 million, 15 per cent), prawns ($289 million, 13 per cent), abalone ($188 million, 8 per cent) 30 and tuna ($187 million, 8 per cent) (figure e). 20

10 2008–09 $/kg 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 1999–2000 abalone prawns rock lobster salmonids tuna

3 Production

e Value of Australian fisheries production, by product

pearl oysters edible oysters scallops abalone crabs rock lobster prawns sharks barramundi salmonids tuna $m 100 200 300 400 500

2008–09 2007–08

box 1 Exchange rates and unit value As a small producer and exporter of fisheries products, prices received by Australian producers are generally set on world markets in foreign currencies. Other things being equal, a depreciating Australian dollar results in producers receiving a higher export price in Australian dollar terms, while an appreciating Australian dollar results in a lower export price. The strong appreciation of the Australian dollar between 2001 and 2008 simultaneously made exports less competitive and imports more attractive to domestic consumers. From 2001–02, the Australian dollar appreciated against the US dollar and the Japanese yen, causing Australian export prices to fall. From 2001–02 to 2007–08, the Australian dollar appreciated by 71 per cent against the US dollar and 50 per cent against the Japanese yen (figure f). However, a depreciation of the Australian dollar against these currencies in 2009—24 per cent against the Japanese yen and 16 per cent against the US dollar—increased Australian export unit values in the 2008–09 financial year.

US dollar – Australian dollar and Japanese yen – f Australian dollar exchange rates

1.0 120 0.9 110 0.8 100 0.7 90 0.6 80 0.5 70 0.4 60 0.3 50 0.2 40 0.1 30 0.0 20 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 –2000 –01 –02 –03 –04 –05 –06 –07 –08 –09 US$/A$ ¥/A$ (right axis)

4 Production

Rock lobster Key jurisdictions: Western Australia (wild catch (w)), South Australia (w) and Tasmania (w) In 2008–09, the value of rock lobster production decreased by 3 per cent ($11.8 million) to $403.8 million, following a 16 per cent decrease in the volume of rock lobster production. Rock lobsters are caught mainly in Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania.

In 2008–09, rock lobster production decreased considerably by 2200 tonnes to 11 700 tonnes as a result of falling production volume in all states, with the exception of New South Wales. This decline was mainly attributable to the significant decreases in production in Western Australia and South Australia, which account for approximately 80 per cent of total Australian rock lobster production. Rock lobster production from these two states combined fell by 16 per cent (1900 tonnes) between 2007–08 and 2008–09.

Historically, western rock lobster accounted for a greater share (about two-thirds on average) of the total value of Australian rock lobster production. However, in recent years, the relative share of western rock lobster in value terms has declined compared with southern rock lobster. In 2008–09, the value of the two species was roughly equal mainly because of a 31 per cent increase in average unit value for southern rock lobster and a 15 per cent fall in western rock lobster catch. Between 2007–08 and 2008–09, Western rock lobster catch fell by 15 per cent (1400 tonnes). Accordingly, production of southern rock lobster and western rock lobster contributed $191.3 million and $191.6 million, respectively, to the total value of Australian rock lobster production.

The majority of rock lobster production is exported. Therefore, the beach price of rock lobster is highly dependent on the exchange rate between the Australian dollar and the US dollar. After falling considerably in 2007–08, rock lobster prices improved in 2008–09, increasing by 15 per cent following a 16 per cent depreciation of the Australian dollar against the US dollar (figure d). Most of the increase in prices occurred in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

Salmonids Key jurisdictions: Tasmania (aquaculture (a)) Since the start of salmon farming in 1998, salmonids production has increased significantly, with most of this growth occurring from 2002–03 to 2006–07. Salmonids have become a key species of Australian fisheries production.

Over 95 per cent of Australia’s salmonids production occurs in Tasmania. The remainder of salmonids production occurs in New South Wales and Victoria. In 2008–09, Tasmania produced 28 700 tonnes of salmonids, while New South Wales and Victoria combined produced a total of 1000 tonnes.

The value of salmonids production rose by 7 per cent ($20.2 million) in 2008–09 to $322.6 million. This increase was mainly driven by a 4300 tonne increase in Tasmanian salmonids production, with Tasmania’s total production accounting for $315.6 million or 98 per cent of the total value.

5 Production

Tasmanian producers supply most of their salmonids to the domestic market. A key factor contributing to the rapid growth in recent years has been a strong focus on marketing salmon to Australian consumers. Additionally, the sector’s strong growth has been supported by research and development, which has allowed the sector to adopt improved feeding techniques and apply better disease control measures.

Prawns Key jurisdictions: Queensland (w, a), Commonwealth Northern and Torres Strait prawn fisheries (w), Western Australia (w) and South Australia (w) In 2008–09, the gross value of Australian prawn production rose by 6 per cent ($17 million) to $289.3 million, following a 5 per cent increase in the volume of production to 23 900 tonnes. Driving this was a 29 per cent increase in the production volume of aquaculture prawns (mostly in Queensland) to 4000 tonnes, valued at $56.8 million. This value was $12.6 million higher than the previous year. Production of wild caught prawns was relatively stable, rising by 1 per cent to 20 000 tonnes. The value of wild caught prawn production rose by $4.3 million to $232.4 million.

Increases in aquaculture prawn production have largely offset decreases in wild caught prawn fisheries, particularly in the Commonwealth Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) and the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery (TSPF). In 2008–09, prawn production in the NPF fell by 5 per cent (400 tonnes) to 6500 tonnes. In value terms, NPF production fell by 1 per cent ($0.6 million) to $73 million. Meanwhile, prawn production in the TSPF fell by 29 per cent (300 tonnes) to 700 tonnes, with the value of production decreasing by 38 per cent ($4 million) to $6.1 million.

Abalone Key jurisdictions: Tasmania (w, a), Victoria (w, a) and South Australia (w, a) In 2008–09, the volume of abalone production increased by 5 per cent, from 5300 tonnes in 2007–08 to 5600 tonnes, with increases occurring in both wild catch and aquaculture production. In contrast, the value of abalone production stayed relatively constant, decreasing by $0.2 million to $188.4 million. This resulted from a $6 million decrease in the value of wild caught abalone being partially offset by a $5.7 million increase in the value of aquaculture production.

Most of the increase in abalone production occurred in Tasmania, which increased by 23 per cent in volume terms and accounted for 55 per cent of Australia’s total volume of abalone production in 2008–09.

A large proportion of abalone is exported, mostly to Hong Kong, China and Japan. Therefore, exchange rate movements have a significant effect on abalone export quantities, which in turn affect domestic and export prices. From 2000–01 to 2008–09, following the appreciation of the Australian dollar, abalone average unit prices fell by 45 per cent in real terms. As a result, the total value of production in real terms decreased by 46 per cent ($159.7 million) over the same period.

6 Production

Tuna Key jurisdictions: South Australia (a) and Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery and Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (w) In 2008–09, the value of tuna production fell by 11 per cent ($22.9 million) to $187.1 million (excludes southern bluefin tuna wild catch input to the South Australian tuna farming sector) (figure g). This was the result of a 6 per cent decrease in production volume. The driver of the fall in production volume was a 10 per cent decrease in the volume of aquaculture southern bluefin tuna production, with the aquaculture sector producing 8800 tonnes in 2008–09. This was valued at $157.8 million, 16 per cent ($29 million) lower than in 2007–08.

Real value of Australian The wild catch sector accounts for a smaller share of the g tuna production total value of tuna production, making up 39 per cent of the total value in 2008–09. However, its value increased 500 by 9 per cent ($6.2 million) in 2008–09 to $73.7 million. This was mainly the result of a 30 per cent increase in the 400 production volume of yellowfin tuna which caused its production value to increase by 87 per cent ($6.7 million) 300 to $14.3 million. The value of albacore tuna production also rose by $1.8 million, following a 44 per cent increase 200 in prices and a 10 per cent increase in its production volume. These increases offset a decrease in the value of 100 bigeye tuna production, which fell by $2.8 million to 2008–09 $8.5 million. $m A large proportion of Australia’s tuna production is exported, mostly to the Japanese sashimi market. 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

1999–2000 Therefore, prices are highly dependent on the exchange yellowfin rate between the Australian dollar and the Japanese big eye yen. A depreciation of the Australian dollar in 2008–09 southern bluefin (Commonwealth) resulted in higher prices for most tuna species. southern bluefin (aquaculture)

Production by jurisdiction The gross volume and value of Australian fisheries production by jurisdiction and location of catch is given in tables 3–6. Production and value summaries for each jurisdiction are given in tables 7–14.

In 2008–09, Tasmania had the largest gross value of production ($522.2 million), accounting for 23 per cent of total fisheries production, followed by South Australia ($465.5 million, 21 per cent) and Western Australia ($393.6 million, 17 per cent) (figure h).

By location of catch—where Commonwealth catch is distributed to the states according to where it was caught—Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia accounted for 66 per cent of Australia’s gross value of production.

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Production

Value of Australian fisheries In recent years, there has been a substantial shift h production, by jurisdiction, in the contribution of individual state fishery 2008–09 production to total Australian fisheries production 600 (figure i). Tasmania’s share of Australian fisheries 500 gross value of production has increased significantly from 11 per cent in 1999–2000 to 23 per cent in 400 2008–09. South Australia’s share of the gross value of production has also increased considerably from 300 17 per cent to 21 per cent over this period. This reflects the strong growth in aquaculture production 200 in these states during this time. In contrast, Western 100 Australia’s share has declined from 31 per cent to 17 per cent over the same period, reflecting declines $m in both wild caught and aquaculture production. The NSW Qld SA NT other share of Commonwealth fisheries production also Vic WA Tas Commonwealth fell from 17 per cent to 14 per cent in real value terms over the same period. jurisdiction location of catch

i Shares in gross value of production, by jurisdiction 1999–2000 % 2008–09 %

New South Wales 5 New South Wales 6 Victoria 4 Victoria 3 Queensland 12 Queensland 13 Western Australia 31 Western Australia 17 South Australia 17 South Australia 21 Tasmania 11 Tasmania 23 Northern Territory 4 Northern Territory 2 Commonwealth 17 Commonwealth 14

New South Wales table 7 Key species: oysters (a), prawn (w), sea mullet (w) and rock lobster (w) In 2008–09, the gross value of New South Wales fisheries production was $141.7 million, of which the wild catch sector accounted for $93 million or 66 per cent. The aquaculture sector, which was valued at $48.7 million, accounted for 34 per cent. Compared with 2007–08, the gross value of fisheries production rose by 4 per cent ($4.8 million) in 2008–09, following a 4 per cent increase in average unit values. In contrast, the total volume of fisheries production fell by 1 per cent (180 tonnes) to 21 000 tonnes in 2008–09.

8 Production

In 2008–09, the New South Wales wild catch sector produced a total of 15 600 tonnes of seafood, which was a decrease of 2 per cent (370 tonnes) compared with 2007–08. Despite this decline, the value of wild catch production increased by 5 per cent ($4.2 million).

The most valuable wild caught species in New South Wales is prawns. On average, it has accounted for 20 per cent of the total value of wild catch production over the past five years. In 2008–09, the sector harvested about 1800 tonnes of prawns, worth a total of $19.6 million. A large proportion of the catch is typically made up of school prawns. This species accounted for 61 per cent (1100 tonnes) of the total volume of production of wild caught prawns in 2008–09 and king prawns accounted for 35 per cent (634 tonnes). Together, these two prawn species contributed a total of $18.6 million (20 per cent) of the total value of production of the wild catch sector.

The New South Wales wild catch sector also comprised a wide range of finfish species in 2008–09, including mullet (2000 tonnes, valued at $5.5 million), school whiting (1100 tonnes, $3.4 million), bream (259 tonnes, $3.1 million), snapper (289 tonnes, $3 million) and Australian salmon (1400 tonnes, $2.3 million). Declines in the volumes of production for these species resulted in the total volume of finfish production falling by 3 per cent (420 tonnes) to 12 700 tonnes in 2008–09. In contrast, the value of finfish production rose by 8 per cent ($3.9 million) to $51.6 million as a result of a 12 per cent increase in its average unit value.

The New South Wales aquaculture sector produced a total of 5400 tonnes of seafood in 2008–09, which represents an increase of 4 per cent (190 tonnes) compared with 2007–08. This increase was driven mainly by a 5 per cent (235 tonnes) increase in the volume of mollusc production to 4800 tonnes. Oyster production accounted for 99 per cent (4700 tonnes) of this tonnage and was valued at $40 million. Compared with 2007–08, the value of farmed oyster production rose by $1 million (3 per cent). The value of farmed mussels also increased, more than doubling to $0.3 million in 2008–09. The increases in the value of farmed oyster and mussel production partly offset a decline of $0.8 million in the total value of farmed fish and crustacean production. This resulted in the value of aquaculture production rising by 1 per cent ($0.6 million) to $48.7 million.

Other aquaculture species included prawns (164 tonnes, valued at $2.3 million), silver perch (180 tonnes, $1.9 million), barramundi (111 tonnes, $1.3 million) and salmonids (143 tonnes, $1.5 million). These species combined accounted for 11 per cent and 14 per cent of the total volume and value of New South Wales aquaculture production, respectively, in 2008–09.

Victoria table 8 Key species: abalone (w), rock lobster (w) and trout (a) In 2008–09, the gross value of Victorian fisheries production was estimated at $69.9 million. The wild catch sector, which was valued at $54.5 million, accounted for 78 per cent of this total value. The aquaculture sector was valued at $15.5 million and accounted for 22 per cent. Compared with 2007–08, the gross value of fisheries production fell by 18 per cent ($15 million) in 2008–09, following a 24 per cent (2100 tonnes) decrease in the total volume of production to 6500 tonnes.

9 Production

Victorian wild catch production fell by 24 per cent (1500 tonnes) to 4900 tonnes in 2008–09. The decrease was mainly driven by decreases in the production volumes of scallops and wild caught abalone. Scallop production declined by 500 tonnes (56 per cent) to 400 tonnes in 2008–09. Wild caught abalone fell by 300 tonnes (25 per cent) to 910 tonnes. Lower total allowable catch settings for abalone and the outbreak of disease in wild abalone stocks in recent years contributed to this fall. A decline in the production of rock lobster (81 tonnes or 23 per cent) also contributed to the overall decline.

The falls in volume also resulted in a 20 per cent fall in the value of the Victorian wild catch sector. A key factor, once again, was wild caught abalone. Its value declined by $11.4 million (30 per cent) between 2007–08 and 2008–09 to $26.6 million. This decline was partly offset by a 4 per cent increase in the value of rock lobster to $14.4 million, which accounted for around 26 per cent of the total value of wild catch production in 2008–09. Other key species in the wild catch sector included King George whiting ($2.6 million, 5 per cent of wild catch production value), Australian sardine ($1.3 million, 2 per cent) and scallops ($1 million, 2 per cent).

The volume of aquaculture production in Victoria decreased by 26 per cent, from 2220 tonnes in 2007–08 to 1650 tonnes in 2008–09. This was largely driven by a 23 per cent decrease in salmonids production. In value terms, aquaculture production decreased by $1.6 million to $15.5 million, mainly the result of falls in the value of salmonids and mussels. The value of salmonids production fell by $1.4 million (20 per cent) to $5.4 million while the value of mussels fell by $0.4 million (25 per cent) to $1.3 million following a 30 per cent decrease in production volume. Contrasting these declines was farmed abalone, which increased in value by $0.7 million (11 per cent) to $6.6 million and in volume by 13 tonnes (8 per cent) to 179 tonnes.

Queensland table 9 Key species: prawns (w, a), coral trout (w), crabs (w) and barramundi (a) The gross value of Queensland fisheries production rose by 7 per cent ($18.9 million) in 2008–09 to $303 million. Wild catch production accounted for $219.2 million, or 72 per cent, of this value. The aquaculture sector made up the remaining $83.9 million, or 28 per cent. In volume terms, total fisheries production in Queensland rose by 5 per cent.

In 2008–09, the Queensland wild catch sector produced a total of 24 900 tonnes of seafood, which was an increase of 3 per cent (740 tonnes) compared with 2007–08. This increase was largely the result of an increase in the volume of prawn production. In 2008–09 the sector harvested about 6300 tonnes of prawns, accounting for 25 per cent of the total volume of Queensland’s wild catch production. This is about 1300 tonnes (25 per cent) more than the previous financial year, with most of the increase being attributed to tiger prawns. In value terms, this increase in prawn production translated to a 26 per cent or $15 million increase (to $72.9 million), with relatively stable unit prices.

Overall, Queensland’s wild catch production value also increased, by 5 per cent ($10.6 million) to $219.2 million. The increase in wild catch production was attributed to a 10 per cent increase

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in the production volume and value of barramundi and a 25 per cent increase in the value of Spanish mackerel catches, to $9.8 million in 2008–09. In contrast, the production value of coral trout, which accounted for 16 per cent of wild catch production, fell by 1 per cent to $35.2 million. The production value of lobster (mainly bugs) and scallops also fell considerably, by $4.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, with falling production volumes and, in the case of lobster, prices. Together, lobster (mainly bugs) and scallops contributed $16.6 million (8 per cent) of the total production value of the Queensland wild catch sector.

Aquaculture production in Queensland rose by 15 per cent (850 tonnes) in 2008–09 to 6500 tonnes. In value terms, production increased by 11 per cent ($8.3 million) to $83.9 million, mainly because of a significant increase in production of prawns, Queensland’s most valuable aquaculture species. A 32 per cent increase in production volume in 2008–09 resulted in the value of aquaculture prawn production increasing by 31 per cent ($13 million) to $54.6 million, making up 65 per cent of the total value of aquaculture production in Queensland in 2008–09. Another key change was a 12 per cent ($2.9 million) decrease in the value of barramundi production from $24.3 million in 2007–08 to $21.4 million in 2008–09. Other key species produced in the Queensland aquaculture sector in 2008–09 included silver perch, jade perch, redclaw and oysters. Together, these species contributed $3.2 million (4 per cent) to the total value of Queensland’s aquaculture sector.

Western Australia table 10 Key species: rock lobster (w), pearls (a) and prawns (w) The gross value of Western Australian fisheries production was $393.6 million in 2008–09. Compared with 2007–08, this represents a fall of 13 per cent ($60.2 million). The total value of fisheries production in Western Australia included $293.4 million of wild catch production (75 per cent of the state’s total fisheries production value) and $100.2 million of aquaculture production (25 per cent), which includes pearl production. The total volume of fisheries production also fell by 13 per cent (3800 tonnes) to 26 300 tonnes.

In volume terms, wild catch production in Western Australia totalled 25 300 tonnes in 2008–09. This followed a decrease of 3800 tonnes or 13 per cent relative to 2007–08. A key component of this catch was approximately 7600 tonnes of rock lobster, 15 per cent (1400 tonnes) lower than the 9000 tonnes caught in 2007–08. Wild caught prawn production also fell, by 11 per cent (300 tonnes) to 2400 tonnes.

The fall in volume in wild catch production was also linked to a decline in value of 11 per cent ($37 million). This was mainly caused by decreases in the value of rock lobster, prawns and scallops as these species accounted for 78 per cent of the total value of Western Australian wild catch production in 2008–09. The value of rock lobster production fell by 12 per cent ($25.9 million) to $191.6 million. Wild caught prawn production fell by 9 per cent ($2.7 million) to $26 million. The value of scallop production fell by 30 per cent ($5.3 million) to $12.5 million given a 30 per cent (1500 tonnes) decrease in production volume. Together, the declines in these three key species resulted in a $34 million decline in value for Western Australian wild catch production between 2007–08 and 2008–09. Other notable changes included a

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7 per cent ($2.3 million) decrease in the value of finfish species production to $32.6 million in 2008–09. This decline can be predominantly attributed to decreases in the production value of pink snapper, emperor and West Australian dhufish.

Aquaculture production in Western Australia also declined in 2008–09 in value terms, falling by 19 per cent ($23.2 million) to $100.2 million. This fall was mainly the result of a $23 million decrease in the value of pearls, which is the most valuable aquaculture species produced in the state and contributed around 90 per cent ($90 million) of aquaculture production value in 2008–09. The edible seafood component of Western Australia’s aquaculture sector accounted for the remaining 10 per cent of its total aquaculture production value in 2008–09. It fell by $0.2 million between 2007–08 and 2008–09 to $10.2 million. In volume terms, the aquaculture sector produced a total of 1000 tonnes of edible seafood.

Decreases in the value of aquacultured crustaceans and molluscs were offset by an increase in the value of aquaculture fish production of $0.9 million to $5.4 million. Key edible aquaculture species produced in 2008–09 included barramundi (453 tonnes, valued at $4.8 million), mussels (433 tonnes, $1.6 million), marrons (57 tonnes, $1.6 million) and yabbies (40 tonnes, $0.7 million). These species combined accounted for around 97 per cent and 85 per cent of the total volume and value of edible aquaculture seafood production, respectively, in Western Australia in 2008–09.

South Australia table 11 Key species: southern bluefin tuna (a), rock lobster (w), prawns (w), abalone (w) and oysters (a) The gross value of fisheries production in South Australia fell by 1 per cent ($2.6 million) between 2007–08 and 2008–09 to $465.5 million. This occurred with a 3 per cent (2200 tonnes) decrease in production volume. The aquaculture sector accounted for the largest proportion of this value, making up $246.2 million or 53 per cent of the state’s total production value. Wild catch production was valued slightly lower, at $219.3 million, accounting for the remaining 47 per cent of the state’s total fisheries value.

Wild catch production in South Australia fell by 6 per cent (2600 tonnes) in volume terms to 38 200 tonnes. However, in value terms, wild catch production rose by 6 per cent ($13.3 million) between 2007–08 and 2008–09, following increases in the value of crustacean and finfish production by $11.4 million (9 per cent) and $1.8 million (5 per cent), respectively.

The most valuable wild caught species in South Australia is rock lobster. A 46 per cent increase in the average unit price of rock lobster between 2007–08 and 2008–09 resulted in the production value of this species increasing by 14 per cent ($13 million), despite a 22 per cent decline in the volume of rock lobster production. The species accounted for 48 per cent or $104.7 million of the total value of wild catch production in the state in 2008–09.

The increase in rock lobster value contrasts with decreases in the production value of prawns and abalone. These two species accounted for 29 per cent of total production value in the wild catch sector in 2008–09 following a $1.6 million (4 per cent) decrease for prawns and a

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$1 million (3 per cent) decrease for abalone, relative to 2007–08. These declines in production value were the result of decreases in the production volumes of each species.

Farmed production of southern bluefin tuna makes up the major share of the value of fisheries production in South Australia. The majority of southern bluefin tuna caught in Australia is by Commonwealth-endorsed vessels that catch fish in the Great Australian Bight and tow them to aquaculture farms off Port Lincoln in South Australia for fattening. Almost all of the farmed tuna is exported to Japan. In 2008–09, the value of farmed southern bluefin tuna production fell by 16 per cent ($29 million) to $157.8 million. This followed a 10 per cent decrease in volume and a 6 per cent decrease in the estimated average price paid for southern bluefin tuna. Despite this fall, southern bluefin tuna still accounted for 41 per cent and 64 per cent of South Australian aquaculture production and value, respectively. These declines in southern bluefin tuna production were the main cause of a 6 per cent ($16 million) fall in the total value of aquaculture production in South Australia in 2008–09.

Other key changes in South Australian aquaculture production in 2008–09 included increases in the value of oyster and abalone production, by $2.4 million (8 per cent) and $3 million (58 per cent), respectively. The value of other aquaculture products (mainly fish species) also increased by $14.5 million (52 per cent).

Tasmania table 12 Key species: salmonids (a), abalone (w) and rock lobster (w) In 2008–09, the gross value of Tasmanian fisheries production increased by 7 per cent ($35.2 million) relative to 2007–08, to $522 million. The total volume of production also rose by 13 per cent (4800 tonnes) to reach 40 800 tonnes in 2008–09. In value terms, the wild catch sector accounted for 34 per cent ($176 million) of the state’s total production and the aquaculture sector accounted for the remaining 66 per cent ($346 million).

In volume terms, Tasmania’s wild catch production increased by 5 per cent between 2007–08 and 2008–09 to 7200 tonnes. Wild catch production also rose in value, increasing by 7 per cent ($10.8 million) from $165.6 million in 2007–08 to $176.3 million in 2008–09, driven by increases in the values of production of wild caught abalone and rock lobster. Abalone generally contributes greater than 50 per cent of the total value of wild catch production. In 2008–09, the sector caught 2800 tonnes of abalone, accounting for 39 per cent of the total volume of Tasmanian wild catch production, and the value of abalone production rose by 7 per cent ($5.9 million) to $94.6 million. Rock lobster was the next most valuable wild caught species, accounting for 41 per cent ($72.2 million) of the total value of Tasmanian wild catch production in 2008–09. This followed a 9 per cent increase ($6.2 million) in value compared with 2007–08, given a 1 per cent decrease in catch and an 11 per cent increase in average unit prices. In 2008–09, abalone and rock lobster accounted for 95 per cent ($166.8 million) of the total value of production of the Tasmanian wild catch sector.

Tasmanian aquaculture production increased by 4500 tonnes between 2007–08 and 2008–09 to 33 500 tonnes. A large proportion of Tasmania’s aquaculture production consists of salmonids, which have accounted for, on average, 84 per cent of the total volume and 88 per cent of

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the total value of Tasmanian aquaculture production over the past 10 years. The volume of salmonids production rose considerably in 2008–09 by 17 per cent (4300 tonnes) to 28 700 tonnes. This was equivalent to 86 per cent of the total volume of aquaculture production in Tasmania. The value of salmonids production also rose, by 8 per cent ($22.5 million) to $315.6 million in 2008–09.

Another key Tasmanian aquaculture species is edible oysters. It accounted for around 11 per cent of the state’s aquaculture production volume in 2008–09 and contributed $19.3 million (6 per cent) towards Tasmania’s gross value of production. The remainder of Tasmania’s aquaculture production is composed of mussels (1100 tonnes, valued at $3.1 million) and abalone (230 tonnes, $7.9 million). These two species accounted for 3 per cent of Tasmania’s gross value of fisheries production in 2008–09.

Northern Territory table 13 Key species: gold band snapper (w), crabs (w), barramundi (w, a) and mackerel (w) Fisheries production in the Northern Territory was valued at $54.6 million in 2008–09 following a 2 per cent ($0.9 million) decrease compared with 2007–08. Wild catch production was valued at $33.7 million and accounted for 62 per cent of the Northern Territory’s total production value. The aquaculture sector was valued at $20.9 million and accounted for 38 per cent. Production volume decreased by 7 per cent between 2007–08 and 2008–09.

In 2008–09, the Northern Territory wild catch sector harvested a total of 5600 tonnes of seafood, 400 tonnes (7 per cent) lower than in 2007–08. In contrast, the value of wild catch production remained relatively stable, increasing by $0.8 million (2 per cent) to $33.7 million. This increase was mainly driven by a $3.7 million increase in the value of crab production to $10.2 million. This species accounted for 30 per cent of the total value of wild catch production in the Northern Territory in 2008–09. The increase in crab production value partly offset a decrease in the value of finfish species. Finfish species decreased in value by $2.8 million because of decreases in the volumes of production of gold band snapper and snapper and unit prices of barramundi and sharks. However, sea perch production increased from 9 tonnes in 2007–08 to 1100 tonnes in 2008–09, and from $36 000 in 2007–08 to $4.6 million in 2008–09.

The value of Northern Territory aquaculture production decreased by 7 per cent ($1.7 million) to $20.9 million in 2008–09. Farmed barramundi accounted for 20 per cent ($4.2 million) of this value.

Commonwealth table 14 Key species: prawns, tuna and sharks In 2008–09, the gross value of production of Commonwealth-managed fisheries increased by 9 per cent ($25 million) to $314 million (figure j). This was despite a 2 per cent decrease in production volume because the average unit value of species caught in Commonwealth fisheries increased by 10 per cent. The reduction in production volume was attributed to decreases in catches in all major Commonwealth fisheries, with the exception of the Commonwealth Trawl Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark (SESS) Fishery.

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Despite a slight decline in value, the Top five Commonwealth fisheries, by value Northern Prawn Fishery remains Northern Prawn Fishery $74 million the most valuable Commonwealth- SESS Commonwealth Trawl Sector $56 million managed fishery. The fishery’s gross value of production declined by Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery $45 million 1 per cent in 2008–09 to $74 million. Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery $39 million This was the result of a 5 per cent SESS Gillnet, Hook and Trap sectors $31 million fall in catch volume and a 5 per cent increase in average unit values. The fall in production volume was driven by declines in tiger and banana prawn catches, the two key species in the fishery. The increase in average unit values was driven mainly by a 27 per cent increase in tiger prawn prices, but increases for endeavour prawns (13 per cent) and king prawns (6 per cent) were also a factor. Banana prawn prices remained relatively stable, declining by 1 per cent.

The Commonwealth Trawl Sector of the SESS fishery is the second most valuable Commonwealth-managed fishery. In 2008–09, the sector was valued at $56 million, which was a $9.5 million (21 per cent) increase from 2007–08. This increase was a result of a 19 per cent increase in average unit values and a 2 per cent increase in the volume of production. The volume of production of blue grenadier, tiger flathead and silver warehou continues to dominate production in this sector, accounting for 54 per cent of production volume in 2008–09. These species contributed $30.3 million or Real gross value of 54 per cent of the sector’s total value in 2008–09. j Commonwealth fisheries production, by species The third most valuable Commonwealth fishery is the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery. A 5 per cent increase in 600 the average unit value of tuna caught in the sector was partly a result of a depreciation in the Australian dollar 500 against the Japanese yen in 2008–09. Combined with a 400 3 per cent decrease in production volume, the fishery’s gross value increased by 2 per cent in 2008–09. 300

200 The Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery reopened in June 2009 after three years of closure following the 100 2006 ministerial direction to the Australian Fisheries 2008–09 Management Authority to protect Commonwealth fish $m stocks. The total allowable catch for the 2009 fishing season was set at 2500 tonnes, with fishing occurring in part of the fishery’s area. In June 2009, a total of 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2000–01 2001–02

1999–2000 594 tonnes was caught, valued at $1.2 million. The other crustaceans and molluscs remainder of the quota is expected to be filled in the other fish 2009–10 financial year. sharks prawns Prawns, which were valued at $79 million, remained tuna the most valuable species caught in Commonwealth-

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managed fisheries in 2008–09, followed by tuna ($74 million) and sharks ($25 million). Together these species accounted for a total of 57 per cent of the gross value of Commonwealth fisheries production in 2008–09. Other valuable species included flathead ($17.5 million), blue grenadier ($14.8 million), broadbill swordfish ($8.5 million) and ling ($7.8 million). Together, these species accounted for 15 per cent of the Commonwealth fisheries gross value of production.

Production by sector The gross volume and value of Australian production, by sector, is given in table 1. Production and value summaries for each sector are given in table 2 (wild catch sector) and tables 15–17 (aquaculture sector).

In 2008–09, the total volume of Australian fisheries production was relatively stable falling by 1 per cent (2800 tonnes) to 238 000 tonnes. This slight fall was caused by lower production in the wild catch sector, where production declined by 5 per cent (8500 tonnes), being partly offset by an increase in production of 8 per cent (5400 tonnes) in the aquaculture sector.

The gross value of Australian fisheries production also remained stable in 2008–09 at $2.2 billion. The gross value of wild catch production rose by 1 per cent to $1.4 billion, while the gross value of aquaculture production fell by 1 per cent to $861 million.

Real value of Australian From 1999–2000 to 2008–09, the value of state k fisheries production, wild catch production decreased by $691.6 million by sector a (39 per cent) in real terms (figure k). The value of aquaculture production decreased to a lesser extent, 3.5 by $55.4 million (6 per cent), over the same period. 3.0 The value of Commonwealth fisheries production 2.5 also declined, by $222.2 million (41 per cent) from $536 million in 1999–2000 to $313.8 million in 2.0 2008–09. 1.5 1.0 Wild catch table 2 0.5 2008–09 Key species: prawns, rock lobster, tuna and $b abalone In 2008–09, the total production volume of the wild catch sector declined by 8500 tonnes (5 per 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2000–01 2001–02

1999–2000 cent) to 173 000 tonnes. Declines in production state wild catch volumes occurred across all three key species groups: Commonwealth wild catch production of fish species declined by 2 per cent, aquaculture crustaceans by 6 per cent and molluscs by 16 per cent. a Aquaculture total has been adjusted to exclude southern bluefin tuna caught in the Despite a lower production volume, the gross value Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery, of wild catch production increased by 1 per cent which is input to farms in South Australia. This avoids double counting.

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Real value of Australian wild ($14.2 million) to $1.4 billion in 2008–09, driven by a l catch production 6 per cent increase in the average unit value for product landed by the sector (figure l).

2.5 The value of finfish production increased by 7 per cent ($29 million) to $469.6 million following a 9 per cent 2.0 increase in average unit values. Price increases for high- valued species such as tuna and coral trout were a key 1.5 driver behind the increase in average unit value.

1.0 The value of mollusc production fell by $13.4 million (6 per cent) to $221.1 million between 2007–08 and 0.5 2008–09. Falls in the value of wild caught scallops 2008–09 $b and abalone were key drivers. The value of abalone production fell by $6 million (3 per cent) to $165.7 million as a result of a 6 per cent decrease in its average unit 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2000–01 2001–02 value. The value of scallop production fell by $8 million 1999–2000 (24 per cent) because of a 27 per cent decrease in catch other volume. other finfish rock lobster The value of crustacean production remained relatively prawns stable in 2008–09, falling only marginally by $1.1 million abalone to $710.9 million. Rock lobster production accounted tuna for the major share of the total value of wild caught crustacean production in 2008–09, comprising 57 per cent. The production volume of this species decreased by 16 per cent (2200 tonnes) to 11 700 tonnes in 2008–09 but the value decreased by only 3 per cent ($11.8 million) to $403.8 million, because of a 15 per cent increase in average unit prices for rock lobster.

Since 1999–2000, the gross value of wild catch production decreased considerably, by 39 per cent ($913.8 million) in real terms. Falls occurred across all major wild caught species over this period. The largest declines occurred for prawns (52 per cent), tuna (49 per cent), rock lobster (45 per cent) and abalone (43 per cent), and were the combined result of declines in unit prices and production volumes.

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Aquaculture tables 15–17 Key species: prawns, oyster, tuna, salmonids The gross value of aquaculture production fell by 1 per cent ($9.1 million) to $861.1 million in 2008–09 (figure m). Considerable decreases in the values of farmed tuna ($29 million or 16 per cent), farmed barramundi ($2.4 million or 7 per cent) and pearl oyster ($24.3 million or 21 per cent) contributed to this decline.

Farmed tuna production consists solely of farmed southern bluefin tuna from South Australia and accounted for 18 per cent of the total value of Australian aquaculture production in 2008–09. The value of farmed tuna production fell by $29 million (16 per cent) between 2007–08 and 2008–09 to $157.8 million because of a 10 per cent fall in production (to 8800 tonnes) and a 6 per cent decline in average unit prices.

Real value of Australian The production value of farmed salmonids increased m aquaculture production by $20.2 million (7 per cent) between 2007–08 and 2008–09, to $322.6 million. The increase in salmonid 1000 value was driven by a 15 per cent (3800 tonnes) increase in production volume. The recent emergence of farmed 800 salmonids as a key species follows several years of rapid growth in Tasmania. Compared with 2003–04, the real 600 value of farmed salmonids production has increased by 98 per cent or $160 million. As a result of this growth, 400 the state’s salmonids production now accounts for more than 95 per cent of Australian salmonids production in 200 both value and volume. It also comprised 37 per cent of 2008–09 the total value of Australian aquaculture production in $m 2008–09.

Farmed prawns accounted for 7 per cent of the total 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2000–01 2001–02

1999–2000 value of Australian aquaculture production in 2008–09. other This species also increased in value by $12.6 million pearl oysters (29 per cent) between 2007–08 and 2008–09 because edible oysters of a 29 per cent increase in production volume. salmonids Most of the increase in farmed prawn production in tuna 2008–09 occurred in Queensland where the volume of prawns farmed prawn production increased by 32 per cent to 3800 tonnes.

Since 1999–2000, the gross value of aquaculture production has declined by 6 per cent ($55.4 million) in real terms, predominantly because of a $164 million decrease in the real value of pearl oyster production. Declines in the value of tuna ($111.8 million) and prawn ($11.6 million) aquaculture production between 1999–2000 and 2008–09 were also key factors. These latter declines in value were driven by declines in unit prices.

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Exports In 2008–09 • The total value of Australian fisheries exports (edible and non-edible) increased by 14 per cent ($187.7 million) to $1.5 billion, driven by increases in the export values of both edible and non-edible fisheries products. • Approximately 75 per cent of export value was derived from edible fishery products such as fish and shellfish. The remainder was comprised of non-edible products, predominantly pearls. Since 2004–05 • The real value of Australian fisheries exports has fallen by 12 per cent ($216.7 million). • The real value of edible fisheries exports has fallen by 18 per cent ($254.5 million), driven by $10.7 million and $243.8 million declines in the real value of edible fish exports and edible crustacean and mollusc exports, respectively. • The real value of non-edible fisheries exports has increased by 11 per cent ($37.8 million) with a $36.9 million increase in the real value of pearl exports.

Top five exports, by value in 2008–09 Top five export destinations in 2008–09 (edible and non-edible—tables 18 and 19) (edible and non-edible—tables 24 and 25) Rock lobster $462 million Hong Kong, China $726 million Pearls $366 million Japan $367 million Abalone $208 million United States $87 million Tuna $177 million Chinese Taipei $54 million Prawns $82 million Singapore $45 million

Imports In 2008–09 • The total value of Australian imports of fisheries products (edible and non-edible) increased by 22 per cent ($311.9 million) to $1.7 billion, driven by increases in the import values of both edible and non-edible fisheries products. • Approximately 75 per cent of import value consisted of edible fishery products. The remainder was comprised of non-edible products, predominantly pearls and fish meal.

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Since 2004–05 • The real value of Australian fisheries imports has increased by 29 per cent ($382.4 million). • The real value of edible fisheries imports has increased by 18 per cent ($196.2 million), driven by a $204.8 million increase in the real value of edible fish imports. • The real value of non-edible fisheries imports has increased by 77 per cent ($186.1 million), largely driven by a $155.4 million increase in the real value of pearl imports.

Top five imports, by value in 2008–09 Top five import sources in 2008–09 (edible and non-edible—table 29) (edible and non-edible—tables 37 and 38) Canned fish $331 million Thailand $370 million Pearls $321 million New Zealand $218 million Frozen fish fillets $239 million Vietnam $168 million Canned crustaceans China $156 million and molluscs $185 million United States $68 million Fresh, chilled or frozen prawns $135 million

Exports and imports Historically, Australia has been a net importer of fisheries products in volume terms but a net exporter in value terms. This disparity reflects the composition of Australian fisheries exports compared with imports. Australian fisheries exports are dominated by high value species such as rock lobster, tuna and abalone, while imports largely consist of lower value product such as frozen fish fillets, canned fish and frozen prawns. In recent years, the gap between imports and exports in value terms has closed and in 2007–08 Australia became a net importer of fisheries products in value terms for the first time (figure n). In 2008–09, this trend continued, and Australian imports of fisheries products grew by $311.9 million (22 per cent) while exports of fisheries products also increased but by a lesser amount ($187.7 million or 14 per cent).

In 2008–09, the total value of Australian exports of fisheries products was $1.5 billion. About 75 per cent of this value was derived from exports of edible fisheries products, such as fish, crustaceans and molluscs, which were valued at $1.1 billion. Exports of non-edible fisheries products, such as pearls, fish meals and marine fats and oils, accounted for the remaining 25 per cent ($384 million) of this value.

In real terms, the value of Australian fisheries exports has fallen by 42 per cent ($1.1 billion) since 1999–2000 (figure n). The main factors contributing to this decline were a 27 per cent decrease in the volume of edible exports and falling unit prices for major export species, particularly rock lobster, prawns, tuna and abalone. The decline in unit export prices is the result, in part, of an appreciation in the Australian dollar against both the Japanese yen and US dollar over this period.

In 2008–09, the total value of Australian fisheries imports was $1.7 billion. Since 1999–2000, the value of Australian fisheries imports, in real terms, has risen by 17 per cent ($253.9 million)

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Real value of Australian fisheries (figure n). The main factor contributing to this increase nexports and imports was a 38 per cent increase in the quantity of edible imports (excluding live products), largely reflecting a 3.0 35 000 tonne increase in the volume of both canned fish products and canned crustacean and mollusc 2.5 products. 2.0 1.5 Exports by commodity 1.0 The total export value of fisheries products (edible 0.5 and non-edible) rose by 14 per cent ($187.7 million) in 2008–09 2008–09 to $1.5 billion (figure o). This was driven by an $b 8 per cent ($79.9 million) and 39 per cent ($107.7 million) increase in the value of edible exports and non-edible exports, respectively. The increase in the value of edible 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 exports was driven mainly by a 10 per cent ($70.7 million) 1999–2000 exports increase in the export value of crustaceans and molluscs—predominantly caused by increases in the imports export values of rock lobsters and prawns—and a 3 per cent ($9.2 million) increase in the export value of Real value of Australian fish products. The increase in the value of non-edible o fisheries exports exports was because of a 39 per cent ($102.4 million) increase in the export value of pearls. 3.0

2.5 Rock lobster remained the most valuable export species by value in 2008–09 at $461.7 million, 2.0 followed by pearls ($366.4 million), abalone ($208.2 million), tuna ($176.8 million) and prawns ($82.2 1.5 million) (figure p). These species together accounted 1.0 for 85 per cent of the Australian total export value of fisheries products in 2008–09. 0.5 2008–09 $b Edible fisheries products Key products: rock lobster, abalone, tuna and 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2000–01 2001–02 prawns 1999–2000 non-edible crustaceans and molluscs Finfish fish The total export volume of finfish products increased by 15 per cent (3300 tonnes) in 2008–09 to 25 700 tonnes. This followed a 177 per cent increase in whole salmon product exports, which accounted for 24 per cent of the total export volume of finfish products. In value terms, exports of finfish products rose by a lesser amount of 3 per cent in 2008–09 to $334 million. The smaller increase in value terms was because much of the increase in volume terms came from an increase in the volume of salmon exports, a relatively lower valued finfish product, and there was a decline in the volume of high-valued tuna exports.

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p Value of Australian fisheries exports, by key species

tuna

pearls

scallops

abalone

prawns

rock lobster

$m 100 200 300 400 500 2008–09 2007–08

Tuna exports (including canned) dominated edible finfish exports, accounting for 53 per cent ($176.8 million) in value terms. Relative to 2007–08, tuna exports fell by 8 per cent (1100 tonnes) in volume terms and 14 per cent ($29.4 million) in value terms in 2008–09. Falls in the export value (29 per cent) and volume (18 per cent) of whole frozen tuna were the main cause of these decreases.

Salmon exports (including canned) accounted for a relatively smaller share of the value of edible finfish exports—13 per cent or $44.1 million. In volume terms, salmon exports account for 25 per cent of edible finfish exports or 6300 tonnes. Exports of salmon products increased significantly in 2008–09, by 128 per cent (3500 tonnes) in volume terms and 126 per cent ($24.6 million) in value terms. The major cause of this increase was a 164 per cent ($25.8 million) rise in the export of fresh or chilled whole salmon, which accounted for 94 per cent of total salmon exports by value in 2008–09.

Exports of other finfish products also increased considerably in 2008–09, rising by $14 million to $113 million, following increases in the export values of live fish and fresh or chilled whole fish (excluding tuna and salmon). The export value of live fish rose by 9 per cent ($3.7 million) to $46.5 million in 2008–09. The export value of fresh or chilled whole fish (excluding tuna and salmon) also increased, by $9 million to reach $21 million in 2008–09. In total, exports of other finfish products accounted for 34 per cent ($113 million) of total edible finfish exports.

Crustaceans and molluscs In 2008–09, exports of crustaceans and molluscs fell by 2 per cent (390 tonnes) in volume terms. At the same time, the total value of crustacean and mollusc exports rose by 10 per cent ($70.7 million). Crustacean and mollusc exports accounted for 45 per cent and 71 per cent of edible export volume and value, respectively.

The major crustacean and mollusc exports are rock lobsters, prawns, crabs, abalone and scallops. Rock lobster exports accounted for 57 per cent of the total export value of

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crustaceans and molluscs in 2008–09. Compared with 2007–08, the export value of rock lobsters rose by 15 per cent ($60.8 million) to $461.7 million, strongly driven by a 14 per cent increase in the average export price received for rock lobster. Abalone exports accounted for 26 per cent of the total value of crustacean and mollusc exports. The value of these exports fell by 4 per cent ($9 million) to $208.2 million in 2008–09, largely because of a 7 per cent decrease in its export volume. The value of prawn exports increased significantly in 2008–09, by 20 per cent ($13.6 million) to $82.2 million. This is linked to an increase of 23 per cent in average unit prices for exported prawns between 2007–08 and 2008–09. The total export value of crabs and scallops rose by $6.1 million, also resulting from increases in the unit export value. These two commodities contributed a total of $49.6 million (6 per cent) of the total value of crustacean and mollusc exports.

Non-edible fisheries products Key products: pearls The value of non-edible fisheries product exports rose by 39 per cent ($107.7 million) to $384 million in 2008–09. This increase was largely attributable to a $102.4 million increase in the value of pearl exports. Pearl exports were valued at $366.4 million and were the most valuable non-edible export product, accounting for 95 per cent of the total non-edible export value and 24 per cent of total exports of fisheries products in 2008–09. The remaining 5 per cent of the total export value of non-edible fisheries products included marine fats and oils, fish meal, ornamental fish and other non-edible products.

Exports by destination

Edible fisheries products Main destinations: Hong Kong, Japan In 2008–09, Australia’s major seafood export destinations were Hong Kong ($525.3 million), Japan ($302.3 million), the United States ($64.4 million), Chinese Taipei ($53.7 million) and Singapore ($43.7 million) (figure q), which together accounted for 90 per cent of the total value of Australian seafood exports in 2008–09.

Most finfish products were exported to Japan (mainly tuna and salmon), New Zealand (canned fish), Thailand (whiting) and China (whiting). Hong Kong and Japan remained the primary markets for Australia’s exports of crustaceans and molluscs.

In 2008–09, Hong Kong remained Australia’s major export destination for edible fisheries products, accounting for 48 per cent of the total export value of edible fisheries products. Rock lobster and abalone were the main export species, accounting for 61 per cent and 26 per cent of the total value of exports to Hong Kong, respectively. In 2008–09, the export value of rock lobsters increased by 38 per cent ($87.7 million) to $320.4 million; while exports of abalone fell by 3 per cent ($3.7 million) to $135.6 million. Exports of scallops, dried, salted or smoked fish, crabs and prawns accounted for most of the remainder of total edible fish product exports to Hong Kong.

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Australian exports of edible Japan accounted for 28 per cent of the total export q fisheries products (excluding value of edible fisheries products in 2008–09. The live), by destination main edible fisheries products exported were tuna 1000 (whole), rock lobster, abalone and prawns, accounting for 92 per cent of the total value of edible exports to 800 Japan. Whole tuna was the most important export species, contributing more than half or $168.4 million 600 of the total export value. Japan is one of Australia’s most important whole tuna export markets and 400 accounted for 96 per cent of Australian exports of 200 whole tuna in value terms. 2008–09 $m Other important export destinations in 2008–09 included the United States, Chinese Taipei, Singapore and China. Chinese Taipei and the United States 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

1999–2000 are important export markets for rock lobster and Japan accounted for 12 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively, Hong Kong of the volume of Australia’s rock lobster exports in Chinese Taipei 2008–09. Singapore and China are key export markets United States for abalone, with 10 per cent and 16 per cent of the Singapore China volume of Australian abalone exports in 2008–09, respectively. China also accounted for 13 per cent of the volume of Australian crab exports in the same year.

Non-edible fisheries products Main destinations: Hong Kong, Japan, United States The key export destinations for Australian non-edible fisheries products in value terms in 2008–09 were Hong Kong ($201 million), Japan ($64.3 million) and the United States ($22.2 million). Together, these countries comprised 75 per cent of non-edible fisheries product exports in value terms. The major product exported to these markets was pearls, accounting for 100 per cent, 98 per cent and 83 per cent of non-edible exports to Hong Kong, Japan and the United States, respectively.

Exports by state In 2008–09, South Australia remained the major exporter of edible fisheries products, valued at $330.5 million, followed by Western Australia ($302.2 million), Tasmania ($188.3 million) and Queensland ($179.2 million). Together, these states accounted for 87 per cent of the total value of edible exports. The remaining 13 per cent came from Victoria ($96.1 million), New South Wales ($29.5 million) and the Northern Territory ($0.3 million).

In 2008–09, South Australia exported $169.5 million of fresh, chilled or frozen whole fish, with exports of southern bluefin tuna contributing 93 per cent ($157.5 million) of this value. South Australia also exported a significant amount of rock lobsters in the same year, valued at $113.8 million. Western Australian exports of rock lobster accounted for 54 per cent ($250.8 million) of Australia’s total rock lobster export value in 2008–09. The major export products for Tasmania in 2008–09 were abalone

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($94.7 million), fresh, chilled or frozen whole fish ($44.9 million) and rock lobster ($44.8 million). For Queensland, the key edible export products were prawns and live fish, together valued at $90 million.

Non-edible exports, predominantly pearls, were dominated by exports from the Northern Territory, which accounted for 62 per cent ($238.6 million) in value terms, and Western Australia, which accounted for 19 per cent ($74.8 million).

Imports by commodity The total value of Australian fisheries imports rose by 22 per cent ($311.9 million) in 2008–09 to $1.7 billion. Approximately 75 per cent of this value consisted of edible products (valued at $1.3 billion). Edible imported products in 2008–09 Real value of Australian included $824.6 million of finfish (64 per cent of total r fisheries imports edible imports) and $458.1 million of crustaceans and molluscs (36 per cent). Non-edible products made up the 2.0 remaining 25 per cent ($427 million) of imports in value terms and included pearls, fish meal and marine fats and 1.5 oils (figure r).

The key cause of the increase in import value in 2008–09 1.0 was a 61 per cent ($161.4 million) increase in the value of non-edible fish products. Substantial increases in the 0.5 values of finfish imports and crustacean and mollusc imports, which rose by 15 per cent ($109.6 million) and 2008–09 10 per cent ($40.9 million), respectively, were also key $b factors. The major imported products in 2008–09 were canned fish ($331.2 million), pearls ($320.6 million), frozen fish fillets ($238.9 million) and fresh, chilled or frozen 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2000–01 2001–02

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Edible fisheries products Key products: fish (canned, frozen fillets), prawns (fresh, chilled or frozen) Imports of edible fisheries products in 2008–09 increased by 13 per cent ($150.5 million) in value terms to $1.3 billion. The largest increase in edible import value was from canned fish imports, which rose by $73.7 million (29 per cent), and canned crustacean and mollusc imports, which rose by $57 million (44 per cent). Frozen fish fillets also increased, by 5 per cent ($11.1 million).

In 2008–09, 64 per cent of the total value of edible fisheries product imports ($824.6 million) was from finfish, while crustaceans and molluscs comprised the remaining 36 per cent ($458.1 million).

Finfish Finfish imports were valued at $824.6 million and accounted for 64 per cent of total edible imports in 2008–09. The largest categories of edible finfish imports in value terms were canned fish ($331.2 million) and frozen fish fillets ($238.9 million).

The value of finfish imports increased by 15 per cent ($109.6 million) in 2008–09 mainly because of the higher import value of canned fish and frozen fish fillets. Imports of these product types accounted for a total of 69 per cent of the total value of finfish imports.

Canned fish imports increased by 29 per cent, from $257.5 million in 2007–08 to $331.2 million in 2008–09. Canned tuna and canned salmon contributed $222.1 million (67 per cent) and $65.8 million (20 per cent), respectively, to the total value of canned fish imports.

The import value of frozen fish fillets rose by 5 per cent ($11.1 million) to $238.9 million, because of an increase in the average unit export price. The value of fresh or chilled whole fish imports also rose by 5 per cent ($2.7 million) to $55.1 million.

Crustaceans and molluscs In 2008–09, crustacean and mollusc imports rose by 10 per cent ($40.9 million) to $458.1 million. This consisted mainly of prawns ($270.7 million, including canned), followed by calamari, squid and octopus ($54.3 million) and scallops ($29.9 million).

The increase in value was mainly driven by significant increases in the import values of calamari, squid and octopus products and canned and preserved prawns, which accounted for 41 per cent of the total import value of crustaceans and molluscs. Most importantly, the import value of canned and preserved prawns rose by 62 per cent ($52.2 million) to $135.7 million. This was the result of a 25 per cent increase in its import volume and a 30 per cent increase in the average import price. The import value of calamari, squid and octopus also increased, but to a lesser extent, by 19 per cent ($8.7 million) to $54.3 million. This reflected an 8 per cent increase in import volume and a 10 per cent increase in average import price.

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Non-edible fisheries products Key products: pearls, fish meal The total import value of non-edible fisheries products rose by 61 per cent ($161.4 million) to $427.1 million in 2008–09. Of this value, 69 per cent is associated with pearl exports which have been re-imported after being temporarily exported. This largely reflects Australian pearls that have been exported for sale on international markets but that have not been sold and, therefore, re-imported. The major non-edible fish import products in 2008–09 were pearls (75 per cent of total non-edible import value), fish meal (10 per cent) and marine fats and oils (8 per cent). A large part of the increase in import value was because of a 93 per cent ($154.2 million) increase in the value of pearl imports to $320.6 million. A 25 per cent increase in the import value of marine fats and oils to $33.9 million in 2008–09 also contributed.

Imports by source

Edible fisheries products Key sources: Thailand, New Zealand, Vietnam, China The major sources for Australian edible imports in 2008–09 were Thailand, New Zealand, Vietnam and China (figure t). Thailand remained the largest source by value ($368.2 million in 2008–09), accounting for 29 per cent of the total import value. New Zealand, Vietnam and China accounted for 16 per cent, 13 per cent and 12 per cent of the total edible import value, respectively.

Real value of Australian imports The major import product from Thailand was canned t of edible fisheries products fish, which accounted for about 64 per cent of the (excluding live), by source total value of edible fisheries products imported from 600 Thailand in 2008–09. The majority of these canned fish imports were canned tuna. 500

400 The major import products from New Zealand were frozen fish fillets and fresh and chilled whole fish. In 300 2008–09, Australia imported $60.7 million of frozen 200 fish fillets and $52.5 million of fresh and chilled whole fish from New Zealand. 100 2008–09 $m The import value of edible fisheries products from Vietnam and China has increased sharply in recent years (figures u and v). The total import value from 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

1999–2000 Vietnam and China increased by $124.6 million and $133.7 million, respectively, in real terms from 1999– others Thailand 2000 to 2008–09. The main commodity imported New Zealand from both countries has been prawns. In 2008–09, Vietnam Australian imports of prawn products (including China canned) from Vietnam and China increased by $15.9 million to $155 million. Imports of frozen fish

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fillets from Vietnam also increased in 2008–09 and, for the first time, accounted for the greatest proportion of imports from that country in value terms (39 per cent).

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others others fresh, chilled or frozen prawns fresh, chilled or frozen prawns frozen fish fillets calamari, squid and octopus canned crustaceans and molluscs canned crustaceans and molluscs fresh, chilled or frozen scallops

Non-edible fisheries products Key sources: Peru, United States Imports of non-edible fisheries products increased by 61 per cent ($161.4 million) to $427.1 million in 2008–09. Imports classified as being re-imported Australian product were 69 per cent of this value and were the cause of the large increase in 2008–09. Australian re-imports accounted for $294.2 million, nearly all of which was made up by re-imported pearl products, reflecting a downturn in demand in the wake of reduced global economic growth.

Most imports of non-edible fisheries products that are not re-imports are sourced from Peru and the United States. Combined, these countries accounted for 14 per cent ($61.3 million) of Australian total value of non-edible fisheries products in 2008–09. The major commodities imported from Peru in 2008–09 were fat and oil products ($18 million) and fish meals ($24.9 million). The major commodities imported from the United States were products of fish or shellfish and culture pearls, which contributed $14.9 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of total non-edible imports value from that country in 2008–09. Other major import sources were Indonesia and New Zealand, amounting to $9.4 million and $9 million, respectively.

28 Employment

Fast facts • In 2008–09, about 9200 persons were employed in the fishing, hunting and trapping industry, with half employed in aquaculture enterprises. • Of this total, 6500 persons (71 per cent) worked full-time and 2700 persons (29 per cent) were engaged in part-time employment. • By gender, the number of males and females employed in the fishing, hunting and trapping industry in 2008–09 was 7500 persons and 1700 persons, respectively. • Compared with 2007–08, total employment in the fishing, hunting and trapping industry decreased by 32 per cent (4400 persons) following a 38 per cent decline in full-time employment (4000 persons) and a 13 per cent (400 persons) decline in people engaged in part-time employment in 2008–09.

The ABS does not provide separate employment statistics for the fishing sector, but includes it with hunting and trapping. However, separate statistics are available for the aquaculture sector. The Labour Force Survey (ABS 2009) shows that in 2008–09 total employment in the fishing, hunting and trapping industry was around 9200 persons, a decrease of 4400 persons relative to 2007–08 (figure w). This was the result of a decrease in the number of people employed in the fishing, hunting and trapping sector, which fell by 51 per cent (4900 persons) to about 4600 persons. Meanwhile, the aquaculture sector employed an additional 500 persons in 2008–09 (table A).

A Employment by sector, 2004–05 to 2008–09 a, b 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 no. no. no. no. no. Fishing, hunting and trapping Full-time 5 652 5 058 4 947 6 857 2 474 Part-time 1 951 3 409 1 340 2 594 2 127 Total 7 603 8 467 6 287 9 451 4 601

Aquaculture Full-time 4 590 3 066 2 658 3 639 4 051 Part-time 1 536 853 814 501 563 Total 6 126 3 919 3 472 4 140 4 614

Total employment 13 729 12 386 9 759 13 591 9 215 a Average employment over four quarters. b ABS data have been revised to ANZSIC 2006 classification and some data may differ from that reported in AFS (2009). Under ANZSIC 2006, classification employment in the commercial fishing sector may be overestimated as hunting and trapping are included in the same category as fishing. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2009.

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Employment in the Australian Full-time employment accounted for 54 per cent of w fishing, hunting, trapping and employment in the fishing, hunting and trapping aquaculture industry sector, with part-time employment making up the 20 remaining 46 per cent. Compared with 2007–08, the number of people engaged in full-time employment 15 in the fishing, hunting and trapping sector decreased by about 4400 persons (64 per cent) to 2500 persons in 2008–09. Part-time employment in the fishing, 10 hunting and trapping sector fell by about 500 persons to 2100 persons in the same year. 5 In the aquaculture sector, full-time and part-time ‘000 employment accounted for 87 per cent and 13 per persons cent, respectively. Compared with 2007–08, the number of people engaged in full-time employment in the aquaculture sector increased by 400 persons 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 to reach 4050 persons in 2008–09. Part-time fishing, hunting and trapping employment in the aquaculture sector also increased aquaculture between those two years, from 500 persons to 560 persons.

Males account for the major share of employment in the fishing, hunting and trapping industry, with 7500 males (81 per cent) and 1700 females (19 per cent) employed in the industry in 2008–09. By sector, 4600 persons were employed in the fishing, hunting and trapping sector and 4600 persons were employed in the aquaculture sector. The number of female staff working in aquaculture and the fishing, hunting and trapping sector was around 800 and 900 persons, respectively.

The most recent ABS Census Survey detailing employment in the fishing industry, by sector and by state, was conducted in 2006 (table B). Fishing, hunting, trapping and aquaculture activities employed a total of 9700 persons, while fish wholesaling and seafood processing employed 6200 persons. Employment consisted of 6100 persons (63 per cent) engaged in fishing, hunting and trapping activities and 3600 persons (37 per cent) in aquaculture activities.

The rock lobster fishing sector employed the largest number of people (1154 persons), followed by prawn fishing (648 persons). By state, Queensland employed the largest number of people in the wild catch fishing industry, followed by New South Wales and South Australia. Tasmania had the largest number of people employed in aquaculture, followed by South Australia and New South Wales.

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Estimated employment in the Australian fishing, hunting, trapping and B aquaculture industry, by sector in 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics census data, August 2006 a NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas NT ACT Australia no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no.

Aquaculture 709 280 551 325 766 935 62 0 3 628 Finfish trawling 61 52 61 23 53 25 4 0 278 Line fishing 7 10 27 15 18 8 0 0 86 Prawn fishing 130 4 323 93 78 0 19 0 648 Rock lobster fishing 43 93 104 491 227 183 13 0 1 154 Other fishing, hunting and trapping b 865 355 945 530 627 427 186 7 3 942 Total 1 815 794 2 011 1 477 1 769 1 578 284 7 9 736

Fish wholesaling 1 039 859 1 037 452 460 295 43 17 4 202 Seafood processing 203 259 273 357 509 385 15 0 2 001 Total 1 242 1 118 1 310 809 969 680 58 17 6 203

Grand total 3 057 1 912 3 321 2 286 2 738 2 258 342 24 15 939 a ANZSIC 2006. b Includes fishing, hunting and trapping not elsewhere specified. Note: Employment numbers may be inconsistent with state fishery license numbers presented in this report and are likely to be because of census data collection issues. Source: ABS 2007.

31 Recreational and charter fishing

Recreational fishing is a popular activity that provides economic and social benefits to regional economies. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003) estimated that more than 5 million Australians participate in recreational fishing in Australia and that the sector supports about 90 000 Australian jobs.

There are two main industries dependent on the recreational fishing sector: the fishing tackle and bait industry and the recreational boating industry. Value estimates for the tackle and bait industry vary between sources. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003) estimates indicate annual industry turnover of more than $170 million. Campbell and Murphy (2005) estimate that recreational fishers spent $223 million on fishing gear and tackle and bait in the 12 months to May 2000, some of which would be attributable to second-hand purchases. In contrast, Dominion Consulting (2005) estimated that the value of retail sales in the tackle and bait industry in 2003–04 was $665 million. For the recreational boating industry, annual turnover has been estimated at around $500 million, of which 60 per cent is related to fishing (ABS 2003). A key component of expenditure on recreational fishing in Australia also comes from international tourists who are estimated to spend more than $200 million on recreational fishing each year (ABS 2003).

The management of recreational and charter fishing in Australia is the responsibility of the individual state and territory authorities. Recreational fishers are not required to report their activities to fishery management agencies. However, some states require that recreational fishers are licensed and for anglers to carry their licences at all times while fishing. State and territory governments also use controls on fish size, bag limits, gear restrictions and seasonal and area closures to regulate recreational catches. Licensing requirements and regulations vary considerably between jurisdictions and often depend on location within a jurisdiction, the fishing method used and the species being targeted.

Valuation of the recreational sector is difficult because, unlike the commercial sector in which output (catch) is sold on markets, recreational fishers do not have to pay for fish caught when fishing recreationally and, therefore, do not reveal the associated value they gain from catching fish. Although non-market valuation techniques are available to estimate the value of recreational fisheries, these techniques are often costly to apply. There are also questions over how comparable such recreational values are with gross value of production measures used for valuing the commercial sector. For these reasons, estimates of the economic value of recreational fishing are often not available.

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Australia-wide www.daff.gov.au The National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey (NRIFS) undertaken from 2000 to 2001 (Henry and Lyle 2003) was the last time recreational fishing was surveyed at the national level. Commonwealth and state fishery management agencies carried out the survey over the 12 months leading up to May 2001. The study used telephone and diary survey methods to gather information on the number of recreational fishers in each state and territory and the extent of their activities. Data collected included catch, fishing mode and location, fishing effort and expenditure data.

The results from the survey indicated that 3.36 million fishers participated in recreational fishing between May 2000 and May 2001. Estimated expenditure on services and items related to recreational fishing was $1.85 billion over the survey period. New South Wales had the largest expenditure ($554 million), followed by Victoria ($396 million) and Queensland ($320 million). The annual average expenditure per fisher was highest in Victoria at $721 per fisher, followed by Western Australia ($706 per fisher) and the Northern Territory ($608 per fisher). The national average was $552 per fisher per year.

New South Wales www.dpi.nsw.gov.au In New South Wales, a recreational fishing license is required for all recreational fishing activities. Size and bag limits apply for many species, as do gear restrictions and area/ seasonal closures. However, there are a number of categories of recreational fishing that are exempt from licensing. Size limits, catch limits and area and seasonal closures are the primary management measure for these categories. Separate recreational fishing rules apply for saltwater fishing and freshwater fishing. Operators in the charter boat sector are required to hold a license and maintain comprehensive catch records. People under 18 years of age or 60 years of age and over are also exempt from holding a recreational fishing licence.

A survey of recreational fishers in New South Wales was conducted by the Department of Primary Industries and continued for a period of two years from March 2007 (I & I NSW 2010). Preliminary results of the survey (March 2007 to February 2008) are published on the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries website. The survey results provide catch records of the 10 most common recreational species during the interview period. Statistics are available for a number of recreational fishing sites, detailing number of interviewees and their catches during the interview period.

Victoria www.new.dpi.vic.gov.au An all-water recreational fishing license is required for recreational fishing activities in Victoria. However, exemptions to holding a license exist for some recreational fisheries in the state but limits and closures still apply. People under 18 years of age or 70 years of age or over are also exempt from holding a recreational fishing licence.

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Fisheries Victoria ran a Statewide Angler Fishing Diary Program to collect statistics on Victorian recreational fishing for the period 1997–2003. A time series of catch rates and size composition information was generated for four key target species in four fishing regions of interest to Fisheries Victoria: snapper in Port Phillip Bay and Western Port, King George whiting in Port Phillip Bay and Western Port, black bream in the Gippsland Lakes, and trout (rainbow and brown) in the Goulburn River.

Western Australia www.fish.wa.gov.au In Western Australia, recreational fishing licenses are required for abalone, rock lobster, marron, net fishing and freshwater angling. Two new license categories were also introduced in 2009: a statewide Recreational Boat Fishing license and a West Coast Demersal Scalefish license. New bag limits were also introduced at the same time to preserve fish stocks. Seasonal closures are used to control fishing effort for some species, and size and bag limits also apply for the majority of species caught. Operators in the aquatic-tour industry, which includes charter fishing operators, have been required to hold a license since 2001.

The annual The State of the Fisheries Report, published by the Western Australia Department of Fisheries, provides a summary of fishing activities in Western Australia waters, including recreational fishing activities (Fletcher and Santoro 2009). Estimated catches of some recreational species are provided in the report where possible.

Tasmania www.dpiw.tas.gov.au A license for salt water rod and line fishing is not required but an Inland Fisheries Licence is required for any fishing in inland waters, including some river mouths and estuaries. Recreational fishing licences are necessary for the collection of abalone, rock lobster, scallops and mullet when using graball net and beach seine net. Fishing using any type of set line, including dropline or longline, also requires a licence. A range of gear restrictions, bag limits, size limits, seasonal closures and area restrictions apply for abalone, rock lobster, shellfish and scalefish.

The Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment and the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute have recently released a summary of the findings of the 2007–08 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Tasmania, funded by the Tasmanian Fishwise Community Grant (Lyle et al. 2009). The survey provides estimates of recreational fishing participation and catch between December 2007 and November 2008. Other surveys that have been funded through the Tasmanian Fishwise Community Grants program include assessments of the recreational rock lobster fishery, studies of net fishing and a survey of game fishing in Tasmania (DPIPWE 2010).

Queensland www.dpi.qld.gov.au Recreational fishers are not required to hold a licence to fish in Queensland waters. However, anglers are required to purchase a permit when they fish in certain Queensland dams.

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The Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation’s Prospects for Queensland’s Primary Industries 2009–10 report provides estimates of the value generated from recreational fishing activities. In 2009–10, this value was estimated at $73 million (DEEDI 2009). The value from recreational fishing activities is estimated using expenditure figures, including purchases of boats and fishing equipment, as an indicator of the total recreational fishing value. Therefore, this value is often larger than the commercial equivalent value of fish caught.

Also provided in the report is an estimate of recreational fishing expenditure in Queensland. It was estimated to have ranged between $350 million and $420 million in 2008–09 (DEEDI 2009). Calculation of this estimate uses an estimate of Queensland recreational fishing expenditure for 2000 (derived from the NRIFS) and adjusts it to 2008–09 dollars assuming the same economic conditions apply.

About 250 charter vessels operate in Queensland waters, catching between 13 500 and 14 000 fish a year. Expenditure related to charter fishing is estimated to be about $16 million.

South Australia www.pir.sa.gov.au The Department of Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA Fisheries 2010) estimates that 328 000 South Australians participate in recreational fishing each year. Recreational fishers are not required to hold a licence to fish in South Australian waters. However, recreational fishing of rock lobster for personal use requires the use of registered rock lobster pots.

Minimum size limits, bag limits, boat limits, gear restrictions and area and seasonal closures apply for many recreational species. Charter vessel operators are required to hold a charter boat fishery licence, and are also subject to these restrictions.

In 2007–08, PIRSA Fisheries conducted a recreational fishing survey that provided estimates of recreational fisher participation levels, demographics, fishing effort and catches for 12 key species (Jones 2009). The report, South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey 2007/08, is available for download from the PIRSA website.

Northern Territory www.nt.gov.au It has been estimated that Northern Territory residents and visitors spend nearly $35 million annually on recreational fishing, with most of this expenditure related to the purchase of boats and vehicles and their associated running costs (NT DoR 2010).

Recreational fishers are not required to hold a license to fish in Northern Territory waters, although a permit is needed to enter Aboriginal land and adjoining waters. Size and possession limits are the primary catch controls for recreational fishing. However, seasonal and area closures also apply for many recreational species.

The Northern Territory Government conducted a recreational fishing survey from February 2009 to March 2010. The survey provided information on the numbers of fish caught (retained or released), the time taken to catch fish, fishing gear used and the location of activity. The final survey report is expected to be available in late 2010. 35 Indigenous fishing

The National Indigenous Fishing Technical Working Group (NIFTWG), established in October 2003, aims to enhance Indigenous people’s participation in the protection, sharing and use of Australian fisheries (NNTT 2003). The working group formulated The Principles Communiqué on Indigenous Fishing, which was then endorsed by the Australian Government in August 2005. The principles represent a commitment from stakeholders to:

i recognise customary fishing as a sector in its own right ii integrate and protect customary fishing within fisheries management frameworks iii implement strategies to engage Indigenous people in fisheries-related business iv expedite processes to increase Indigenous involvement in fisheries management and vocational training (NNTT 2005).

The NIFTWG defines Indigenous fishing as ‘fishing in accordance with relevant Indigenous laws and customs for the purpose of satisfying personal, domestic or non-commercial communal needs’ (NNTT 2004). Other definitions include slight variations on this. Industry & Investment New South Wales defines Indigenous fishing as ‘fishing activities carried out by Aboriginal persons for the purpose of satisfying their personal, domestic or communal needs, or for educational or ceremonial purposes or other traditional purposes, and which do not have a commercial purpose’ (I & I NSW 2009). The Western Australian Department of Fisheries defines Indigenous fishing as fishing activities applying to ‘an Aboriginal person who has a traditional connection with the area being fished’ and ‘is fishing for personal, domestic, ceremonial, educational or non-commercial needs’ (WA Fisheries 2003).

The number of people identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin in the 2006 Census was around 455 000, representing 2.3 per cent of the total Australian population (ABS 2006). A relatively high proportion of Indigenous people are involved in fishing because of its cultural significance.

Indigenous fishers do not necessarily value individual species in a similar way to the non-Indigenous commercial and recreational fishing sectors, as they have different purposes for fishing that are centred on cultural needs and values. Fish is considered an important food source as well as an important component of many cultural, ceremonial and social events. Fishing also allows communities and families to retain their independence and connection to their fishing areas and reinforce their social networks through the sharing of gathered food (Campbell and Murphy 2005).

The National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey (NRIFS), undertaken in 2000–01, aimed to better understand the level of fishing undertaken by the Indigenous fishing sector. The survey collected fisheries catch statistics from Indigenous people, aged five years and older, living in coastal communities across the north of Australia from Broome in Western

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Australia to Cairns in Queensland (excluding those living in the Torres Strait Islands). The survey showed that an estimated 37 000 Indigenous persons living in the north of Australia fished at least once during the survey year. This was equivalent to 91.7 per cent of the Indigenous population in northern Australia. It was further estimated that these individuals spent a total of 420 000 days fishing in that same year (Henry and Lyle 2003).

The NRIFS indicated that Indigenous fishers in northern Australia harvested approximately 900 000 finfish, 1.1 million molluscs, 660 000 prawns and yabbies, 180 000 crabs and lobsters and smaller numbers of other species during the survey year. The most prominent finfish species groups (by number) were mullet, catfish, perch/snapper, bream and barramundi. The most prominent non-finfish species groups (by number) were mussels, cherabin, mud crabs, prawns and oysters. Indigenous fishers also harvest a range of species that are prohibited for non-Indigenous Australians, including crocodiles, turtles and dugong.

A large proportion of Indigenous catches were taken from inshore and coastal waters, reflecting the distribution of key target species. These waters are also more accessible to traditional fishing methods (Campbell and Murphy 2005). While Indigenous fishers use similar fishing methods to recreational fishers, including lines, traps and nets, a major portion of the Indigenous catch is taken by spears and hand collection methods.

Based on the NRIFS, Henry and Lyle (2003) estimated that 186 200 Indigenous persons (excluding those living in the Torres Strait Islands) participated in non-commercial fishing during the survey year and that a total expenditure of $22.52 million was incurred by these people. Expenditure by Indigenous persons residing in northern Australia was estimated to be $2.35 million, while the expenditure by those that resided in southern Australia was $20.6 million.

According to Campbell and Murphy (2005), fish and fishing are important parts of the education process in Indigenous communities, with information being passed on to successive generations. Fishing is considered a vital tool for teaching and practising traditional ways. However, this has not typically been recognised in government fishing regulations, with no distinction made between Indigenous fishing and recreational or commercial fishing. Indigenous fishers have often been required to conduct their fishing activities according to the rules in place for the broader recreational and commercial fishing communities. This can prevent Indigenous communities from practising traditional fishing activities and passing on cultural knowledge (WA Fisheries 2003).

Around Australia, changes have been made and are continuing to be made, to formally recognise Indigenous fishing opportunities and rights. In June 2006, the Torres Strait Regional Authority established a Land and Sea Management Unit under the Land and Sea Management Strategy for the Torres Strait. This unit provides support for Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal communities to care for land and sea resources in the Torres Strait region (TSRA 2010). The Northern Territory Government has established seven committees since 1993 that have aimed to provide opportunities for Indigenous groups to participate in fisheries management (NT DoR 2010). The Western Australian Government drafted a new policy in December 2009 to recognise customary fishing by Aboriginal people in its management activities (WA Fisheries

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2009). The New South Wales Government has amended its Fisheries Management Act 1994 to formally recognise cultural fishing (I & I NSW 2009). Fisheries Victoria is developing an Aboriginal Fishing Strategy to recognise customary fishing and increase Aboriginal participation in fisheries management processes (VIC DPI 2009). These changes provide potential opportunities to enhance Indigenous participation in the fisheries management process while ensuring Indigenous fishing is conducted in a sustainable way.

38 Profile of Australian fisheries in 2009

Commonwealth

fishery species method number number 2008 2009 Northern Prawn Banana, tiger, Otter trawl 52 vessels 52 vessels endeavour and king prawn Torres Strait a Prawn, rock lobster, Otter trawl, troll, 393 rock lobster 345 rock lobster Spanish mackerel, hand line, free dive, licences licences pearl shell, hookah 185 mackerel 167 mackerel trochus, finfish, sea 99 pearl shell 91 pearl shell cucumber, crab 53 prawn 45 prawn 73 sea cucumber 50 sea cucumber 110 trochus 77 trochus 97 crab 80 crab 166 line 145 line Commonwealth Mixed fish species Otter trawl, Danish 51 vesssels 45 vessels Trawl particularly ling, seine blue grenadier, flathead, warehou Commonwealth Mixed fish species Demersal gillnet, 101 vessels 79 vessels Gillnet and Hook particularly pink demersal longline, ling, blue eye dropline, trotline, trevalla, gummy trap, purse seine shark Commonwealth Deepwater Demersal otter, 5 vessels 5 vessels Great Australian flathead, bight limited midwater Bight redfish trawl Southern Bluefin Southern bluefin Purse seine, pole 67 vessels 50 vessels Tuna tuna and line, longline, trolling Eastern Tuna and Yellowfin, bigeye, Pelagic longline, 136 permits 75 vessels Billfish b skipjack and purse seine, pole, albacore tuna, trolling, rod and billfish species reel, handline Western Tuna and Yellowfin, bigeye, Pole and line, purse 95 permits 92 permits Billfish skipjack and seine, pelagic albacore tuna, longline, troll, rod billfish species and reel, handline Bass Strait Scallop c Scallop Dredge 148 SFR holders 72 SFR holders Small Pelagics d Blue mackerel, jack Purse seine, 67 permits 71 permits mackerel, red bait, midwater trawl Australian sardines

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Commonwealth

fishery species method number number 2008 2009 Arrow or Gould’s Jig 57 SFR holders 49 SFR holders Southern Squid squid Sub Antarctic Patagonian Trawl (demersal 2 vessels 2 vessels toothfish, mackerel and midwater), icefish longline, trial pot fishing Patagonian Demersal trawl 1 vessel toothfish Western Deepwater Mixed fish species Otter trawl 11 permits Trawl North West Slope Scampi Otter trawl 7 permits 7 permits Coral Sea Reef fish including Demersal line, trawl 17 permits 17 permits sharks, trochus, and fish trap, hand lobster, sea collection with and cucumber, without breathing aquarium fish, live aparatus, hand held rock scoop, seine nets South Tasman Rise Orange roughy, Deepwater 15 permits closed oreo dory demersal trawl a Numbers of active transferable vessel holder (TVH) and traditional inhabitant boat (TIB) licences in the Torres Strait with commercial fishing endorsements. b The fishery has moved from a permit fishery to statutory fishing rights (SFRs). Therefore, the number of vessels is listed instead of permits for 2008–09. c The number of SFR concession holders is 72. The 2007–08 figure was 74 concession holders who each held concessions of both commercial scallops and doughboy scallops, making up 148 concession holders. d Includes four permits held in the Informally Managed Fishery. Source: Australian Fisheries Management Authority.

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New South Wales

fishery species method number number 2008 2009 Abalone Blacklip abalone Diving 45 licence holders 32 licence holders Rock Lobster Eastern rock lobster Traps 112 licence holders 88 licence holders Ocean Trawl Eastern king, school Trawl 261 licence holders 170 licence holders Prawn whiting and octopus (incl. fish trawl) Ocean Trap and Spanner crabs, snapper Fish traps, dropline, longline, 386 licence holders 301 licence holders Line and bonito spanner crab nets Ocean Haul Sea mullet, blue Purse seine, hauling (seine) 288 licence holders 260 licence holders mackerel and yellowtail nets Southern Fish Tiger and sand flathead, Trawling 23 licence holders 22 licence holders Trawl silver trevally and fiddler ray Estuary Prawn School prawns and Trawling 184 licence holders 163 licence holders Trawl squid Estuary General Sea mullet, luderick, Mesh and haul, nets, hand 624 licence holders 582 licence holders prawns and pippies gathering Inland Yabbies, carp and mullet Traps, gillnets 26 licence holders 23 licence holders Sea Urchin and Sea urchin and turban Diving 37 licence holders 23 licence holders Turban Shell shell Aquaculture a Prawns Pond culture 12 licence holders 12 licence holders Yabbies Ponds and farm dams 106 licence holders 87 licence holders Oysters Rack tray and stick 341 licence holders 333 licence holders Silver perch Pond 108 licence holders 96 licence holders Trout Ponds and raceway 28 licence holders 27 licence holders Snapper 14 licence holders na Barramundi Pond culture na 7 licence holders Murray cod Pond culture na 44 licence holders a An aquaculture licence holder may culture more than one species on their licence. Source: Industry & Invesment NSW (formerly NSW Department of Primary Industries).

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Victoria

fishery species method number number 2008 2009 Abalone Greenlip, blacklip Diving 81 licences 71 licences Scallops Scallops Dredge 91 licences 91 licences Bay and Inlet Mixed species Various 92 licences 90 licences Rock Lobster Southern rock lobster Pots 132 licences and 131 licences and 7 296 pots 7 235 pots Giant Crab Giant crab Pots 34 licences 34 licences Inshore Trawl Mixed species Various 61 licences 60 licences Wrasse (Ocean) Wrasse Hand lines 27 licences 27 licences Bait (General) Mixed species Various 19 licences 20 licences Ocean (General) Mixed species Various 266 licences 267 licences Aquaculture a Abalone Flow-through systems 14 licences 9 licences Freshwater eel Recirculation units and 19 licences 17 licences cultured waters Mussels Longlines 26 licences 44 licences Ornamental fish Recirculation units and 9 licences 8 licences ponds Yabbies Recirculation units, ponds 28 licences 19 licences and farm dams Salmonids Recirculation units and 33 licences 25 licences raceways Warmwater finfish Recirculation units, flow 36 licences 29 licences through system and ponds Other 2 licences 12 licences a An aquaculture licence holder may culture more than one species on their licence. Sources: Victorian Department of Primary Industries.

42 Queensland

fishery species method number number 2008 2009 East Coast Trawl Tiger, banana, king, Otter trawl 441 licence holders 422 licence holders endeavour and ‘bay’ prawns, scallops, ‘bugs’ River and Estuary Trawl Banana, ‘bay’, tiger Beam trawl 142 licence holders 99 licence holders prawns Gulf of Carpentaria Barramundi, king and Net 87 licence holders 92 licence holders Inshore blue threadfin, tropical shark, grey mackerel East Coast Net (mainly Barramundi, king and Net na 159 licence holders Tropical) blue threadfin, tropical shark, grey mackerel East Coast Net (mainly Mullet, tailor, whiting, Net na 167 licence holders Subtropical) bream, grey mackerel, tropical shark East Coast Shark Various tropical shark Net na 154 licence holders species East Coast Handline Coral trout, red throat Handline na 204 licence holders (mainly Tropical) emperor, various other reef species East Coast Handline Snapper, pearl perch, Handline na 243 licence holders (mainly Subtropical) other rocky reef species Line RQ (Handline) a Coral trout, red throat Handline 370 licence holders 365 licence holders emperor, various other reef species Line SM (Trolling) b Spanish mackerel Trolling 256 licence holders 252 licence holders Estuary Crab Mud and blue Pot 780 licence holders 430 licence holders swimmer crabs Oceanic Crab Spanner crabs Pot 240 licence holders 225 licence holders Aquaculture Prawns Pond culture 59 development 73 development approvals approvals Barramundi Pond and cage culture 129 development 305 development approvals approvals (incl. tank culture) Oysters Rack and stick culture 112 development 102 development approvals approvals Redclaw Pond culture 201 development 241 development approvals approvals Freshwater fish Pond and tank culture 165 development 299 development approvals approvals Eels Pond and tank culture 29 development 44 development approvals approvals a Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery; the RQ symbol can be used only in the area defined for the East Coast Line Fishery symbol(s) appearing on the same licence. b Spanish Mackerel Fishery; the SM symbol can be used only in the area defined for the East Coast Line Fishery symbol(s) appearing on the same licence. Source: Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.

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Western Australia

fishery species method number number 2008 2009 West Coast Rock Western rock lobster Pots 458 boats 399 boats Lobster 55 964 pots 44 235 pots Abalone a Greenlip, brownlip and Diving 28 licences 28 licences Roe’s abalone Shark Bay Prawn King, tiger and endeavour Trawl 27 licences 27 licences prawns, scallops Exmouth Gulf King, tiger and endeavour Trawl 16 licences 16 licences Prawn prawns Nickol Bay Prawn King and banana prawns Trawl 14 licences 14 licences Shark Bay Scallop Scallops Trawl 41 licences 41 licences 27 prawn boats 27 prawn boats 14 scallop boats 14 scallop boats Aquaculture Pearls Longlines Yabbies Ponds and farm dams Marron Ponds and farm dams Mussels Longlines a Number of active boats; actual number of licences is 57. Source: Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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fishery species method number number 2008 2009 Blue Crab Blue crab Pots 9 licence holders 9 licence holders Central Zone Abalone Greenlip, blacklip Diving 6 licence holders 6 licence holders abalone Gulf St Vincent Prawn Western king prawn Trawl 10 licence holders 10 licence holders Lakes and Coorong Freshwater finfish, Netting, line fishing, 36 licence holders 36 licence holders marine finfish, handlines molluscs Marine Scalefish Various finfish, Netting, line fishing, 341 licence holders 335 licence holders crustaceans, molluscs handlines and traps Miscellaneous Various finfish, Traps, diving 20 licence holders 20 licence holders crustaceans, molluscs, worms Northern Zone Rock Southern rock lobster Pots 68 licence holders 68 licence holders Lobster Restricted Marine Various finfish, Netting, line fishing, 13 licence holders 12 licence holders Scalefish crustaceans, molluscs handlines, traps River Fishery Freshwater finfish, Netting, pots 6 licence holders 6 licence holders crustaceans Southern Zone Rock Southern rock lobster Pots 181 licence holders 181 licence holders Lobster Southern Zone Greenlip, blacklip Diving 6 licence holders 6 licence holders Abalone abalone Spencer Gulf Prawn Western king prawn Trawl 39 licence holders 39 licence holders West Coast Prawn Western king prawn Trawl 3 licence holders 3 licence holders Western Zone Greenlip, blacklip Diving 23 licence holders 23 licence holders Abalone abalone Aquaculture a Abalone Ponds, dams, recirculation 41 licences 38 licences systems, seacages, contained longlines and uncontained benthic structures Barramundi Ponds, dams and 23 licences 28 licences recirculation systems Murray cod Ponds, dams and 16 licences 4 licences recirculation systems Yellowtail kingfish Seacages and tanks 37 licences 38 licences Marron Ponds and dams 25 licences 34 licences Oysters Contained racks and 347 licences 348 licences contained longlines Golden and silver Ponds, dams and 2 licences 6 licences perch recirculation systems Scallops Contained longlines and 3 licences 6 licences contained racks Southern bluefin tuna Seacages 39 licences 38 licences Yabbies Ponds and dams 66 licences 76 licences a Licences may include multiple species. In instances where species are duplicated under one licence, licences were considered for their primary culture species only. Sources: South Australian Research and Development Institute; Department of Primary Industries, South Australia. 45 Profile

Tasmania

fishery species method number number 2008 2009 Abalone Blacklip, greenlip Diving 121 licence 121 licence holders holders Rock Lobster Southern rock Pots 312 licence 312 licence lobster holders holders Giant Crab Giant crab Pots 86 licence holders 86 licence holders Scallop Commercial, Dredge 75 licence holders 75 licence holders doughboy, queen Scalefish Various Netting/hooks 340 licence 340 licence holders holders Aquaculture Atlantic salmon Cage culture 43 licence holders 42 licence holders Pacific oysters Rack and stick 118 licence 117 licence holders holders Mussels Longlines 23 licence holders 23 licence holders Rainbow trout Sea cages 16 licence holders 15 licence holders Scallops 10 licence holders 10 licence holders Abalone Sea cages and 15 licence holders 14 licence holders land-based tanks Source: Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.

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Northern Territory

fishery species method number number 2008 2009 Coastal Finfish, bait Line, net, trap 61 licence holders 61 licence holders Offshore Mackerel, shark and Troll, hand and 107 licence holders 107 licence holders reef longline net, trap, trawl Barramundi Barramundi, threadfin Gillnet 24 licence holders 21 licence holders Mud Crab Mud crab Crab pots 49 licence holders 48 licence holders Other Molluscs, oyster, Hand harvest, jigging 29 licence holders 29 licence holders trepand, squid, aquarium Aquaculture a 11 licence holders 12 licence holders Prawns 8 endorsements 5 endorsements Barramundi 8 endorsements 6 endorsements Others 29 endorsements 9 endorsements Pearls 7 licence holders 8 licence holders a An aquaculture licence holder may culture more than one species on their licence. The number of licences is included once for each type; that is, if a licence is approved for barramundi, prawns and other species, it will be listed once in each category. Source: Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources.

47 References

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Gross value of fisheries production – Australia 11 Gross value of fisheries production - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s $’000 $’000 $’000 State wild catch fisheries New South Wales 87 508 88 800 93 033 Victoria 74 631 67 830 54 476 Queensland 206 935 208 578 219 186 Western Australia 352 382 330 383 293 381 South Australia 218 684 205 967 219 285 Tasmania 188 365 165 563 176 330 Northern Territory 28 917 32 948 33 717 Total 1 157 422 1 100 068 1 089 408 Aquaculture a New South Wales 45 975 48 111 48 681 Victoria 20 121 17 100 15 463 Queensland 72 069 75 512 83 852 Western Australia 129 045 123 427 100 193 South Australia 207 815 262 128 246 175 Tasmania 306 390 321 426 345 882 Northern Territory 24 600 22 570 20 900 Total 806 015 870 275 861 145 Commonwealth fisheries Northern prawn 63 750 74 451 73 986 Torres Strait 24 659 21 256 14 506 SESS Commonwealth trawl sector 54 539 46 398 55 940 SESS Commonwealth gillnet and hook sectors 23 784 27 544 30 569 SESS Commonwealth GAB trawl sector 17 991 12 781 8 977 Eastern tuna and billfish – longline and minor line 32 601 31 960 38 895 Southern bluefin tuna 40 975 44 568 45 341 Bass Strait scallop 0 0 1 163 Western tuna and billfish fishery 2 200 1 656 na Other fisheries b 33 692 28 321 44 377 Total 294 192 288 934 313 756 Total value c 2 216 810 2 215 102 2 219 957 a Excludes the value of hatchery fishery production. b Includes North west slope, Western deepwater, Southern squid, Small pelagics, Macquarie Island, Coral Sea, Cocos and Christmas islands, Heard and McDonald islands, SESS East Coast deepwater trawl sector, SESS Victorian coastal waters sector, Norfolk island, South Tasman Rise and Eastern and Western Skipjack tuna fisheries and includes Western tuna and billfish in 2008-09 only because of confidentiality requirements. c Total value has been adjusted to allow for southern bluefin tuna caught in the Commonwealth southern bluefin tuna fishery, as an input to farms in South Australia. p Preliminary. s Estimates. Sources: ABARE-BRS; Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries; Industry & Investment New South Wales; Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources; Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; South Australian Research and Development Institute; Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia; Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania; Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Wild catch fisheries production a 22 Wild catch fisheries production a 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Fish Australian salmon 3 531 4 129 3 222 3 826 3 418 4 344 Australian sardine 32 952 20 819 33 647 19 559 31 545 20 674 Barramundi 1 468 11 666 1 621 13 227 1 736 13 781 Bream 1 278 7 430 1 324 8 105 1 001 5 872 Coral trout 1 065 33 789 1 132 36 112 1 112 35 966 Dories 621 2 721 829 2 866 807 3 565 Flathead 3 927 19 433 4 364 19 055 3 828 17 455 Gemfish 552 1 794 507 1 734 277 1 053 Ling 1 057 6 194 1 152 6 528 1 046 7 766 Mullet 5 879 13 785 6 108 14 632 4 202 11 225 Orange roughy 1 129 3 603 288 720 661 2 019 Sharks b 8 241 31 024 8 719 35 051 8 436 35 852 Spanish mackerel 1 420 9 138 1 285 8 224 1 299 8 796 Tuna 10 930 64 196 10 113 67 469 9 932 73 696 Whiting 4 121 20 195 3 657 21 258 3 470 21 498 Other 50 546 194 573 44 293 182 217 46 505 206 023 Total 128 719 444 489 122 260 440 582 119 275 469 587 Crustaceans Crabs 5 983 54 477 5 951 56 202 5 278 57 525 Prawns 17 488 222 259 19 754 228 098 19 956 232 428 Rock lobster 13 749 449 478 13 862 415 592 11 700 403 807 Other 783 15 138 643 12 147 898 17 142 Total 38 003 741 352 40 211 712 039 37 831 710 903 Molluscs Abalone 5 002 199 483 4 817 171 681 4 961 165 700 Octopus 671 3 944 585 3 515 456 3 036 Pipi 1 400 4 448 1 000 4 917 678 5 298 Scallops 10 474 29 327 10 300 32 955 7 547 24 954 Squid 3 608 11 338 1 765 7 207 1 859 8 011 Other 479 15 886 291 14 240 285 14 147 Total 21 633 264 425 18 758 234 515 15 787 221 146 Other NEI 133 1 344 373 1 862 249 1 527 Total wild caught 188 488 1 451 610 181 601 1 388 998 173 142 1 403 164 a State and Commonwealth wild catch production. b Shark converted to whole weight. p Preliminary. s Estimate. Sources: ABARE-BRS; Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries; Industry & Investment New South Wales; Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources; Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; South Australian Research and Development Institute; Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania; Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Fisheries production in 2006-07, by state – Australia a 33 Fisheries production in 2006-07, by state - Australia a NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT C'wlth Aust.

Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Tuna 0 0 0 276 137 650 0 15 63 905 161 032 b Salmonids c 1 668 6 955 0 110 291 281 710 0 0 290 734 Other 53 467 16 195 105 679 37 195 38 583 3 942 20 916 138 938 d 414 915 Total 55 135 23 150 105 679 37 582 176 525 285 652 20 931 202 843 866 682 Crustaceans Prawns 18 815 675 102 668 28 621 42 656 0 0 74 042 267 476 Rock lobster 5 199 15 613 8 365 246 839 96 745 66 275 0 10 442 449 478 Crab 5 264 748 28 000 7 340 5 834 1 568 5 654 70 54 477 Other 1 357 135 13 131 3 101 953 0 0 1 798 20 474 Total 30 635 17 171 152 163 285 901 146 188 67 844 5 654 86 351 791 906 Molluscs Abalone 4 984 50 276 0 11 067 38 684 111 961 0 0 216 972 Scallops 3 908 12 289 8 431 0 7 694 0 2 29 327 Oysters 36 446 0 535 0 37 841 16 266 0 0 91 088 Squid 989 791 484 223 2 734 1 777 2 4 339 11 338 Other 3 274 2 456 1 772 137 689 6 013 3 527 2 331 385 157 448 Total 45 696 54 431 15 080 157 410 85 272 141 225 2 333 4 726 506 172 Other NEI 2 014 0 6 083 535 18 514 34 24 600 271 52 051 Total value 133 480 94 752 279 004 481 427 426 499 494 755 53 517 294 192 e 2 216 810 b Quantity tttttttt t Fish Tuna 0 0 0 39 7 486 0 10 10 881 13 074 b Salmonids c 217 1 361 0 12 38 23 975 0 0 25 603 Other 14 631 3 529 14 491 11 629 34 086 650 5 124 36 954 d 121 093 Total 14 848 4 890 14 491 11 680 41 610 24 625 5 134 47 834 159 770 Crustaceans Prawns 1 503 55 8 136 2 600 2 233 0 0 6 253 20 780 Rock lobster 109 395 225 8 667 2 385 1 514 0 454 13 749 Crab 419 23 3 218 1 207 720 48 342 8 5 983 Other 79 13 667 165 47 0 0 109 1 080 Total 2 110 486 12 245 12 639 5 385 1 562 342 6 824 41 593 Molluscs Abalone 122 1 342 0 285 1 079 2 642 0 0 5 470 Scallops 1 427 3 498 2 361 0 4 184 0 2 10 474 Oysters 4 330 0 0 0 7 720 3 320 0 0 15 370 Squid 186 63 97 58 297 773 0 2 134 3 608 Other 392 873 13 804 2 504 868 239 45 5 738 Total 5 031 2 705 3 608 3 508 11 600 11 788 239 2 181 40 659 Other NEI 69 0 134 81 1 953 17 0 15 2 270 Total quantity 22 058 8 081 30 478 27 908 60 548 37 992 5 714 56 855 e 244 291 b a State totals include estimates of aquaculture production but exclude hatchery. b Total has been adjusted to allow for southern bluefin tuna caught in the Commonwealth southern bluefin tuna fishery, as an input to farms in South Australia. c Includes salmon and trout production. d Includes the fish component of Commonwealth fisheries, plus catch from Commonwealth fisheries that cannot be disaggregated because of confidentiality reasons. e Totals include all fisheries under federal jurisdiction. na Not available. Sources: ABARE-BRS; Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries; Industry & Investment New South Wales; Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources; Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; South Australian Research and Development Institute; Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia; Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania; Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Fisheries production in 2007-08, by state – Australia ap 44 Fisheries production in 2007-08, by state - Australia ap NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT C'wlth Aust.

Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Tuna 0 0 0 218 186 742 0 19 67 232 210 040 b Salmonids c 1 400 7 775 0 135 0 293 134 0 0 302 445 Other 51 244 13 625 115 237 39 058 56 232 4 362 26 093 124 527 d 430 378 Total 52 644 21 401 115 237 39 411 242 974 297 497 26 112 191 758 942 863 Crustaceans Prawns 24 024 239 99 396 28 753 35 874 0 0 84 013 272 300 Rock lobster 5 583 13 905 11 487 217 585 91 666 65 937 0 9 428 415 592 Crab 4 985 725 29 276 6 917 6 007 1 715 6 503 74 56 202 Other 918 130 10 631 2 764 785 2 0 1 532 16 762 Total 35 510 14 999 150 790 256 019 134 332 67 654 6 503 95 048 760 855 Molluscs Abalone 3 667 43 947 0 10 224 36 194 94 567 0 0 188 600 Scallops 3 1 882 10 415 17 849 0 2 752 0 55 32 955 Oysters 39 000 0 620 0 30 132 19 878 0 0 89 630 Squid 1 059 679 271 154 2 580 763 0 1 701 7 207 Other 3 154 2 022 1 322 128 973 7 118 3 820 333 360 147 102 Total 46 883 48 531 12 629 157 200 76 024 121 779 333 2 115 465 494 Other NEI 1 871 0 5 433 1 180 14 765 59 22 570 11 45 889 Total value 136 908 84 930 284 090 453 810 468 095 486 989 55 518 288 934 e 2 215 102 b Quantity t ttttttt t Fish Tuna 0 0 0 31 9 757 0 10 10 072 14 649 b Salmonids c 130 1 309 0 13 0 24 428 0 0 25 880 Other 13 446 3 826 14 638 10 821 35 646 1 311 5 523 32 829 d 118 040 Total 13 576 5 135 14 638 10 866 45 403 25 739 5 533 42 901 158 569 Crustaceans Prawns 1 929 34 7 908 2 751 2 316 0 0 7 904 22 842 Rock lobster 122 357 312 8 989 2 309 1 433 0 339 13 862 Crab 345 26 3 294 1 129 732 50 369 5 5 951 Other 53 21 530 134 40 0 0 101 878 Total 2 449 438 12 044 13 003 5 397 1 484 369 8 350 43 534 Molluscs Abalone 109 1 385 0 282 1 057 2 487 0 0 5 320 Scallops 1 907 2 965 4 957 0 1 461 0 9 10 300 Oysters 4 500 0 0 0 5 448 3 681 0 0 13 629 Squid 199 67 54 42 303 135 0 965 1 765 Other 330 695 6 643 2 453 925 35 48 5 135 Total 5 139 3 054 3 025 5 924 9 260 8 689 35 1 023 36 149 Other NEI 69 0 121 314 1 727 31 0 4 2 265 Total quantity 21 233 8 627 29 828 30 106 61 788 35 942 5 937 52 277 e 240 517 b a State totals include estimates of aquaculture production but exclude hatchery. b Total has been adjusted to allow for southern bluefin tuna caught in the Commonwealth southern bluefin tuna fishery, as an input to farms in South Australia. c Includes salmon and trout production. d Includes the fish component of Commonwealth fisheries, plus catch from Commonwealth fisheries that cannot be disaggregated because of confidentiality reasons. e Totals include all fisheries under federal jurisdiction. p Preliminary. na Not available. Sources: ABARE-BRS; Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries; Industry & Investment New South Wales; Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources; Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; South Australian Research and Development Institute; Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia; Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania; Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Fisheries production in 2008–09, by state – Australia as 55 Fisheries production in 2008-09, by state - Australia as NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT C'wlth Aust.

Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Tuna 0 0 0 19 157 777 0 23 73 654 187 121 b Salmonids c 1 536 5 367 0 133 0 315 598 0 0 322 635 Other 54 794 12 262 113 482 37 843 69 603 4 270 27 496 147 490 d 467 241 Total 56 330 17 629 113 482 37 996 227 380 319 868 27 519 221 144 976 996 Crustaceans Prawns 21 865 220 127 466 26 075 34 289 0 0 79 348 289 263 Rock lobster 6 677 14 405 7 283 191 638 104 702 72 166 0 6 936 403 807 Crab 3 691 859 28 831 5 775 5 863 2 223 10 215 68 57 525 Other 4 456 296 10 900 2 424 946 0 0 2 384 21 405 Total 36 689 15 780 174 480 225 912 145 800 74 389 10 215 88 736 772 001 Molluscs Abalone 3 305 33 179 0 11 200 38 138 102 535 0 0 188 356 Scallops 1 1 026 9 319 12 504 0 940 0 1 164 24 954 Oysters 40 029 0 510 0 32 551 19 309 0 0 92 399 Squid 946 716 436 166 2 606 770 0 2 372 8 011 Other 2 238 1 609 55 105 110 8 094 4 344 183 327 121 959 Total 46 519 36 530 10 319 128 980 81 388 127 898 183 3 862 435 680 Other NEI 2 175 0 4 757 687 10 892 56 16 700 13 35 279 Total value 141 713 69 939 303 038 393 574 465 460 522 212 54 617 313 756 e 2 219 957 b Quantity tttttttt t Fish Tuna 0 0 0 3 8 786 0 4 9 925 13 700 b Salmonids c 143 877 0 12 0 28 691 0 0 29 722 Other 13 006 3 242 14 548 10 631 35 261 2 219 5 528 32 151 d 116 586 Total 13 149 4 119 14 548 10 646 44 046 30 910 5 532 42 075 160 009 Crustaceans Prawns 1 963 31 10 095 2 449 2 188 0 0 7 215 23 941 Rock lobster 122 276 204 7 634 1 810 1 413 0 240 11 700 Crab 280 26 3 169 981 756 60 0 6 5 278 Other 253 29 543 107 45 0 0 125 1 102 Total 2 618 362 14 011 11 171 4 799 1 473 0 7 586 42 020 Molluscs Abalone 103 1 092 0 280 1 065 3 060 0 0 5 600 Scallops 0 403 2 653 3 473 0 425 0 594 7 547 Oysters 4 690 0 0 0 5 848 3 543 0 0 14 081 Squid 148 56 87 43 281 124 0 1 120 1 859 Other 244 507 11 555 2 195 1 215 19 36 4 782 Total 5 185 2 058 2 751 4 351 9 389 8 366 19 1 750 33 869 Other NEI 101 0 101 160 1 402 30 0 5 1 799 Total quantity 21 053 6 539 31 411 26 328 59 636 40 779 5 550 51 416 e 237 697 b

a State totals include estimates of aquaculture production but exclude hatchery. b Total has been adjusted to allow for southern bluefin tuna caught in the Commonwealth southern bluefin tuna fishery, as an input to farms in South Australia. c Includes salmon and trout production. d Includes the fish component of Commonwealth fisheries, plus catch from Commonwealth fisheries that cannot be disaggregated because of confidentiality reasons. e Totals include all fisheries under federal jurisdiction. s Estimate. na Not available. Sources: ABARE-BRS; Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries; Industry & Investment New South Wales; Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources; Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; South Australian Research and Development Institute; Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia; Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania; Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Fisheries production in 2008–09, by location of catch – Australia as 66 Fisheries production in 2008-09, by location of catch - Australia as NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT Other b Aust.

Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Tuna 8 834 0 19 153 440 158 662 8 23 0 187 121 Salmonids 1 536 5 367 na 133 0 315 598 na 0 322 635 Other 69 610 50 862 124 446 39 558 87 316 21 506 27 505 46 437 467 241 Total 79 980 56 230 143 599 40 131 245 977 337 112 27 528 46 437 976 996 Crustaceans Prawns 22 040 221 144 808 62 844 34 289 0 25 061 0 289 263 Rock lobster 6 677 14 405 14 219 191 638 104 702 72 166 0 0 403 807 Crab 3 700 905 28 832 5 775 5 863 2 235 10 215 0 57 525 Other 4 504 552 11 349 2 467 946 0 731 857 21 405 Total 36 922 16 083 199 208 262 724 145 800 74 401 36 006 857 772 001 Molluscs Abalone 3 305 33 179 0 11 200 38 138 102 535 0 0 188 356 Scallops 1 1 736 9 319 12 504 0 1 393 1 0 24 954 Oysters 40 029 0 510 0 32 551 19 309 0 0 92 399 Squid 1 557 1 693 446 167 2 762 912 10 465 8 011 Other 2 334 1 787 56 105 110 8 094 4 394 185 0 121 959 Total 47 226 38 395 10 331 128 981 81 544 128 543 195 465 435 680 Other NEI 2 176 2 4 760 687 10 892 56 16 700 7 35 279 Total value 166 304 110 709 357 896 432 523 484 214 540 113 80 429 47 767 2 219 957 c Quantity tttttttt t Fish Tuna 1 058 0 2 906 61 9 671 0 4 0 13 700 Salmonids 143 877 na 12 0 28 691 na 0 29 722 Other 16 947 12 040 16 662 10 988 38 982 6 033 5 532 9 402 116 586 Total 18 148 12 918 19 568 11 060 48 652 34 724 5 536 9 402 160 009 Crustaceans Prawns 2 028 32 11 698 6 541 2 188 0 1 454 0 23 941 Rock lobster 122 276 444 7 634 1 810 1 413 0 0 11 700 Crab 281 30 3 169 981 756 61 0 0 5 278 Other 256 44 568 110 45 0 44 36 1 102 Total 2 687 381 15 880 15 265 4 799 1 474 1 498 36 42 020 Molluscs Abalone 103 1 092 0 280 1 065 3 060 0 0 5 600 Scallops 0 765 2 653 3 473 0 656 0 0 7 547 Oysters 4 690 0 0 0 5 848 3 543 0 0 14 081 Squid 397 472 91 43 356 186 4 309 1 859 Other 256 527 11 555 2 195 1 220 19 0 4 782 Total 5 446 2 856 2 755 4 352 9 464 8 665 23 309 33 869 Other NEI 102 1 102 160 1 402 30 0 3 1 799 Total quantity 26 382 16 156 38 305 30 838 64 317 44 892 7 057 9 750 237 697 c

a Commonwealth, state and territory production is allocated according to the state or territory waters in which the catch was taken. The totals include aquaculture production but exclude hatchery production. b Includes Commonwealth fisheries that have been aggregated for reasons of confidentiality; they are, North west slope, Western deep water, Southern squid, small pelogics mackerel, Macquarie island, Heard and McDonald islands, Coral Sea, Cocos and Christmas islands fisheries. c Totals include confidential Commonwealth landings and only sum across. s Estimates. na Not available. Sources: ABARE-BRS; Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries; Industry & Investment New South Wales; Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources; Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; South Australian Research and Development Institute; Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia; Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania; Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Fisheries production – New South Wales 77 Fisheries production - New South Wales 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Crustaceans Rock lobster 109 5 199 122 5 583 122 6 677 King prawns 543 10 457 770 14 733 634 11 806 School prawns 694 5 333 877 5 322 1 098 6 786 Other prawns 67 445 82 1 269 67 994 Crabs 419 5 264 345 4 985 280 3 691 Other 58 1 100 31 637 239 4 280 Total a 1 890 27 798 2 227 32 529 2 440 34 234 Molluscs Abalone 122 4 984 109 3 667 103 3 305 Cuttlefish 104 395 106 378 68 292 Pipi 124 1 246 73 1 135 38 779 Octopus 188 1 559 165 1 374 108 990 Squid 82 594 93 681 80 654 Other 44 275 72 521 32 186 Total a 665 9 056 619 7 759 429 6 207 Fish Sea mullet 3 828 8 610 3 709 8 601 1 994 5 531 Silver trevally 276 890 134 675 110 528 Yellowtail kingfish 165 1 376 136 1 174 144 1 177 Jack mackerel 33 37 7 7 8 11 Black and yellowfin bream 513 4 297 353 3 619 259 3 121 Australian salmon 1 069 1 652 1 449 2 050 1 404 2 252 Snapper 245 2 580 323 3 294 289 3 037 Rubberlip morwong 41 176 42 191 47 242 Mulloway 46 405 48 451 42 371 Sand whiting 154 1 977 167 2 154 131 1 811 Luderick 455 633 387 688 347 760 School whiting 1 301 3 680 1 196 3 649 1 057 3 440 Dusky flathead 153 1 099 187 1 288 140 1 175 Other 6 006 22 455 4 997 19 835 6 743 28 164 Total a 14 285 49 867 13 135 47 676 12 715 51 620 Other NEI 19 787 24 836 54 972 Total wild caught 16 859 87 508 16 005 88 800 15 638 93 033 Aquaculture b Prawns 199 2 580 200 2 700 164 2 279 Yabbies 21 257 22 281 14 176 Oysters 4 330 36 446 4 500 39 000 4 690 40 029 Silver perch 232 2 393 200 2 250 180 1 870 Trout 217 1 668 130 1 400 143 1 536 Mussels 37 197 21 127 66 284 Barramundi 114 1 207 111 1 318 111 1 304 Snapper 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ornamentals na 378 na 390 na 557 Other 50 849 45 645 47 646 Total 5 200 45 975 5 229 48 111 5 415 48 681 Total production 22 058 133 480 21 233 136 908 21 053 141 713 a Excludes catches in the Commonwealth south east and eastern tuna and billfish fisheries. b Excludes hatchery production. p Preliminary. s Estimates. na Not available. Source: Industry & Investment New South Wales.

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Fisheries production – Victoria 88 Fisheries production - Victoria 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Crustaceans Rock lobster 395 15 613 357 13 905 276 14 405 Prawns 55 675 34 239 31 220 Crabs 23 748 26 725 26 859 Other 11 109 20 120 27 264 Total 484 17 145 437 14 989 360 15 748 Molluscs Abalone 1 221 45 932 1 219 37 983 913 26 556 Scallops 427 908 907 1 882 403 1 026 Squid a 63 791 67 679 56 716 Octopus 21 128 24 145 25 165 Other 47 73 29 86 33 97 Total 1 779 47 832 2 246 40 775 1 430 28 560 Fish Australian sardine 724 616 1 594 1 419 1 552 1 288 Bream 58 628 154 1 330 46 510 Sea garfish 81 599 72 510 64 465 Shark b 63 389 58 379 44 286 Snapper 108 810 113 806 101 816 Eels 70 667 84 956 57 774 Australian salmon 907 1 400 436 607 404 517 King george whiting 166 1 420 215 3 028 141 2 579 Other 1 080 3 125 995 3 031 692 2 933 Total 3 257 9 654 3 721 12 066 3 101 10 168 Total wild caught 5 520 74 631 6 404 67 830 4 891 54 476 Aquaculture cd Mussels 805 2 255 642 1 791 449 1 347 Yabbies 2 26 1 10 2 32 Salmonids e 1 361 6 955 1 309 7 775 877 5 367 Eels f 141 2 138 na na na na Ornamental fish na 2 530 na na na na Warmwater finfish g 131 1 873 105 1 559 141 2 094 Abalone 121 4 344 166 5 964 179 6 623 Total 2 561 20 121 2 223 17 100 1 648 15 463 Total production 8 081 94 752 8 627 84 930 6 539 69 939 a Arrow squid taken by machine jig are now being reported to the Commonwealth. b Shark data only includes Victorian bays and inlets and small quantities taken in ocean waters by non-shark fishers operating in state proclaimed waters. c Excludes hatchery production. d Value for 2008-09 was estimated by ABARE-BRS. e Includes salmon and trout production. f Eel production data are obtained from Victorian catch and effort monthly record, and may not be complete. g Includes Australian bass, barramundi, catfish, golden perch, murray cod and sliver perch. p Preliminary. s Estimates. na Not available because of confidentiality requirements. Source: Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries.

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Fisheries production – Queensland 99 Fisheries production - Queensland 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000

Crustaceans Prawns Banana 415 3 401 577 4 720 890 7 283 Endeavour 634 4 556 491 3 533 665 4 783 King 2 480 31 744 2 784 35 631 2 981 38 157 Tiger 1 190 18 208 738 11 297 1 304 19 946 Other 332 2 219 430 2 713 434 2 735 Total 5 051 60 128 5 020 57 893 6 274 72 904 Crabs 3 218 28 000 3 294 29 276 3 169 28 831 Lobster (mainly bugs) 792 20 046 775 21 020 679 17 062 Total 9 060 108 173 9 089 108 190 10 122 118 797 Molluscs Scallops a 3 498 12 289 2 965 10 415 2 653 9 319 Squid b 97 484 54 271 87 436 Other 13 66 6 30 11 55 Total 3 608 12 839 3 025 10 717 2 751 9 809 Fish Snapper 188 1 525 151 1 226 107 871 Tropical snapper 842 5 363 894 5 652 921 5 878 Barramundi 880 8 068 977 8 962 1 071 9 820 Bream (including tarwhine) 185 1 482 264 2 116 166 1 331 Mullet 1 590 3 974 1 834 4 586 1 688 4 219 Whiting 1 355 5 313 1 010 5 038 1 027 5 422 Coral trout 997 32 571 1 085 35 453 1 077 35 206 Red throat emperor 328 2 210 325 2 190 253 1 707 Blue threadfin 242 969 244 975 240 960 King threadfin 413 1 797 465 2 023 451 1 961 Shark 1 641 4 924 1 360 4 080 1 245 3 735 Spanish mackerel 499 3 491 500 3 503 625 4 376 Grey mackerel 910 5 049 956 5 304 922 5 119 Other species 2 191 9 177 1 973 8 550 2 225 9 969 Total 12 260 85 913 12 039 89 657 12 018 90 573 Other NEI na 11 1 13 na 7 Total wild caught 24 928 206 935 24 154 208 578 24 891 219 186 Aquaculture c Prawns 3 085 42 540 2 888 41 503 3 821 54 562 Barramundi 2 090 18 520 2 464 24 307 2 400 21 364 Oysters na 535 na 620 na 510 Pearls na 1 706 na 1 292 0 0 Silver perch 90 792 76 700 88 1 031 Jade perch 51 454 59 573 42 514 Redclaw 100 1 450 67 1 097 68 1 121 Other d 134 6 072 120 5 420 101 4 750 Total 5 550 72 069 5 674 75 512 6 520 83 852 Total production 30 478 279 004 29 828 284 090 31 411 303 038 a Quantity and value are reported by meat weight. b Includes cuttlefish. c Excludes hatchery production. d Includes eels and aquarium fish. p Preliminary. s Estimates. na Not available. Source: Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.

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Fisheries production – Western Australia 1010 Fisheries production - Western Australia 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Crustaceans Rock lobster 8 667 246 839 8 989 217 585 7 634 191 638 Prawns 2 600 28 621 2 751 28 753 2 449 26 075 Crabs 1 207 7 340 1 129 6 917 981 5 775 Other 12 122 10 98 10 101 Total 12 486 282 922 12 879 253 353 11 074 223 589 Molluscs Abalone 285 11 067 282 10 224 280 11 200 Scallops 2 361 8 431 4 957 17 849 3 473 12 504 Squid 58 223 42 154 43 166 Other a 182 13 015 162 12 954 122 12 843 Total 2 886 32 736 5 443 41 181 3 918 36 713 Fish Tuna 39 276 31 218 3 19 Shark 1 466 4 091 1 725 4 983 1 565 4 286 Sharkfin na 895 na 1 091 na 997 Australian salmon 1 047 451 685 294 960 413 Cobbler 148 583 209 776 169 751 WA dhufish 167 2 257 117 1 599 85 1 154 Spanish mackerel 296 1 792 321 1 937 318 1 918 Sea mullet 224 493 259 572 244 536 Yelloweye mullet 39 58 34 50 24 35 Australian sardine 1 873 1 686 1 835 1 651 1 995 1 795 Australian herring 230 92 285 113 181 72 Whiting 144 713 145 734 173 878 Breams 134 568 123 534 102 460 Emperors 802 2 839 579 2 121 412 1 441 Pink snapper 588 2 912 470 2 330 400 1 978 Rockcods 426 2 019 351 1 618 308 1 397 Tropical snappers 1 739 9 400 1 703 9 512 1 862 10 226 Other 2 236 5 358 1 597 4 773 1 358 4 244 Total 11 598 36 483 10 469 34 906 10 159 32 600 Other NEI b 81 241 314 943 160 479 Total wild caught 27 051 352 382 29 105 330 383 25 311 293 381

Aquaculture c Pearls na 122 000 na 113 000 na 90 000 Yabbies 88 1 381 61 1 060 40 731 Marron 64 1 582 58 1 558 57 1 591 Mussels 622 1 812 481 1 532 433 1 619 Fish 82 897 397 4 264 487 5 161 Gold fish / koi carp na 202 na 241 na 235 Ornamental na 294 na 237 na 208 Other d 1 877 5 1 536 na 648 Total 857 129 045 1 001 123 427 1 017 100 193 Total production 27 908 481 427 30 106 453 810 26 328 393 574 a Value includes pearl oyster shells taken, including those taken for 'mother of pearl', and mussels. b Includes beche de mer, sea urchins and others previously reported under molluscs other. c Aquaculture excludes algae production for betacarotene and hatchery production. Some quantity data not available because of confidentiality restrictions. d Includes other molluscs and crustaceans. p Preliminary. s Estimates. na Not available. Sources: Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Fisheries production – South Australia 1111 Fisheries production - South Australia 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Crustaceans Prawns 2 233 42 656 2 316 35 874 2 188 34 289 Rock lobster 2 385 96 745 2 309 91 666 1 810 104 702 Crab 720 5 834 732 6 007 756 5 863 Other 18 231 18 226 22 340 Total 5 356 145 466 5 375 133 773 4 776 145 194 Molluscs Abalone 883 31 529 890 31 043 838 30 017 Pipi 994 1 941 607 2 044 469 3 238 Squid 297 2 734 303 2 580 281 2 606 Other 478 2 158 477 2 483 386 2 337 Total 2 652 38 362 2 277 38 150 1 974 38 198 Fish a Australian salmon 161 260 111 188 130 249 Mullet 177 513 245 714 240 816 Australian herring 105 333 122 394 143 454 Snapper 644 4 134 741 5 111 780 5 637 King george whiting 361 4 857 329 4 704 339 4 944 Garfish 293 1 818 290 2 058 294 1 971 Leatherjackets 68 103 45 76 21 57 Australian sardine 30 355 18 517 29 692 16 331 27 850 17 546 Yellowfin whiting 85 681 82 707 111 904 Snook 64 226 82 266 70 253 Golden perch 152 1 411 117 1 263 87 1 127 Other species 1 236 2 003 1 296 2 232 1 390 1 935 Total 33 701 34 856 33 152 34 044 31 455 35 893 Total wild caught 41 709 218 684 40 804 205 967 38 205 219 285

Aquaculture b Yabbies 5 89 na na na na Marron c 24 633 22 559 23 606 Oysters 7 720 37 841 5 448 30 132 5 848 32 551 Southern bluefin tuna d 7 486 137 650 9 757 186 742 8 786 157 777 Barramundi e 385 3 727 421 4 513 na na Trout 38 291 na na na na Abalone 196 7 155 167 5 151 227 8 121 Mussels 1 032 1 914 1 369 2 591 1 340 2 519 Other g 1 953 18 514 3 801 32 439 5 208 44 602 Total 18 839 207 815 20 984 262 128 21 431 246 175 Total production 60 548 426 499 61 788 468 095 59 636 465 460

a Excludes shark from the southern shark fishery. b Excludes hatchery production. c Includes yabbies for confidentiality purposes for 2007-08. d Processed weight. Input of wild caught southern bluefin tuna from the Commonwealth southern bluefin tuna fishery was 5342 tonnes in 2006-07, 5221 tonnes in 2007-08 and 5017 tonnes in 2008-09. e Includes trout for confidentiality purposes for 2007-08. g Includes snapper, microalgae, murray cod, yellowtail kingfish, golden perch and aquarium fish. Production in 2008-09 includes ornamental fish, brine shrimp and algae production. p Preliminary. s Estimates. na Not available. Sources: South Australian Research and Development Institute; Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia.

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Fisheries production – Tasmania 1212 Fisheries production - Tasmania 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Crustaceans Rock lobster 1 514 66 275 1 433 65 937 1 413 72 166 Giant crab 48 1 568 50 1 715 60 2 223 Other 0 0 0 2 0 0 Total 1 562 67 844 1 484 67 654 1 473 74 389 Molluscs Abalone 2 491 105 971 2 317 88 764 2 827 94 622 Octopus 118 730 110 724 72 550 Scallop a 4 184 7 694 1 461 2 752 425 940 Other 831 2 150 204 1 248 193 1 502 Total 7 624 116 545 4 092 93 487 3 516 97 614 Fish b Australian salmon 115 269 256 574 339 841 Cod 3 8 5 20 5 11 Garfish 50 346 31 274 63 498 Banded morwong 52 680 53 848 37 662 Jackass morwong 11 24 6 16 5 13 Elephantfish 9 24 2 4 1 4 Bastard trumpeter 21 101 22 120 17 88 Striped trumpeter 20 158 13 156 11 142 School whiting 40 123 40 128 35 128 Wrasse 113 1 234 88 951 69 728 Shark 26 154 22 157 19 118 Other 191 821 773 1 115 1 618 1 036 Total 650 3 942 1 311 4 362 2 219 4 270 Other NEI 17 34 31 59 30 56 Total wild caught 9 853 188 365 6 917 165 563 7 239 176 330

Aquaculture c Salmonids d 23 975 281 710 24 428 293 134 28 691 315 598 Oysters 3 320 16 266 3 681 19 878 3 543 19 309 Mussels 693 2 425 746 2 611 1 074 3 062 Abalone 152 5 990 171 5 803 233 7 913 Total 28 139 306 390 29 026 321 426 33 541 345 882 Total production 37 992 494 755 35 942 486 989 40 779 522 212

a Weight is based on whole weight. Value of fishery is calculated on meat weight. b Excludes shark from the Commonwealth southern shark fishery. c Excludes hatchery production. d Includes salmon and trout production, weight in HOGG (head on, gilled and gutted). p Preliminary. s Estimates. na Not available. Sources: Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania.

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Fisheries production – Northern Territory 1313 Fisheries production - Northern Territory 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Crustaceans Crab 342 5 654 369 6 503 na 10 215 Total 342 5 654 369 6 503 na 10 215 Molluscs Squid na 2 0 0 0 0 Other 239 2 331 35 333 19 183 Total 239 2 333 35 333 19 183 Fish Tuna 10 15 10 19 4 23 Shark 870 1 897 924 1 416 1 200 1 195 Snapper 325 1 171 405 1 763 359 1 625 Barramundi 588 3 598 644 4 265 665 3 961 Threadfin salmon 406 1 024 341 1 131 336 982 Jewfish (mulloway) 240 641 222 501 225 517 Emperor 90 451 103 591 123 630 Cod 51 188 41 227 49 174 Mackerel 849 4 282 613 3 302 671 3 381 Goldband snapper 626 3 909 1 128 8 135 797 6 227 Sea perch 843 3 139 9 36 1 104 4 605 Other 236 615 1 093 4 727 0 0 Total 5 134 20 931 5 533 26 112 5 532 23 319 Total wild caught 5 714 28 917 5 937 32 948 5 550 33 717 Aquaculture a Barramundi na na na na na 4 200 Other na 24 600 na 22 570 na 16 700 Total na 24 600 na 22 570 na 20 900 Total production 5 714 53 517 5 937 55 518 5 550 54 617 a Includes pearls and aquarium production. These values are based on derived estimates from a limited number of operators. Excludes hatchery production. Quantities not available because of confidentiality restrictions. p Preliminary. s Estimates. na Not available. Source: Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources.

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Fisheries production – Commonwealth 1414 Fisheries production - Commonwealth 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Northern prawn Prawn Tiger 1 834 33 302 1 235 22 880 1 024 24 152 Banana 2 674 24 762 5 380 48 658 5 214 46 493 Endeavour 355 3 828 201 1 881 218 2 314 King 28 363 20 246 7 93 Other prawns 1 15 1 13 2 15 Total prawns 4 893 62 271 6 837 73 679 6 465 73 067 Other species 239 1 480 67 771 64 919 Total 5 131 63 750 6 904 74 451 6 529 73 986 Torres Strait Prawn Tiger 591 7 287 469 6 559 369 4 156 Endeavour 530 3 315 418 2 719 242 1 308 King 48 677 44 507 25 249 Other prawns 11 82 32 299 47 391 Other a 28 313 25 362 21 339 Total 1 208 11 674 989 10 445 704 6 442 Tropical rock lobster 454 10 423 339 9 428 240 6 936 Spanish mackerel Spanish mackerel 161 1 227 109 674 45 296 Other species 3 12 2 2 1 5 Total 164 1 239 111 676 47 301 Reef Line b 83 1 323 53 707 43 826 Total 1 908 24 659 1 492 21 256 1 035 14 506 SESS Commonwealth trawl sector c Orange roughy 906 2 891 239 597 583 1 783 Blue grenadier 3 756 13 896 3 505 10 725 3 964 14 787 Tiger flathead 2 628 12 245 3 000 12 181 2 805 11 781 Redfish 218 563 224 527 194 691 Blue warehou 290 683 203 573 164 595 Silver warehou 2 408 4 383 1 774 3 016 1 628 3 743 School whiting 367 980 389 906 360 1 101 Jackass morwong 629 1 637 645 1 470 542 1 360 Ling 645 3 782 761 4 268 611 4 169 Gemfish 194 629 170 581 201 863 Silver trevally 74 225 94 316 131 552 Mirror dory 298 1 005 441 1 115 445 1 604 Royal red prawn 175 373 98 234 65 175 Ocean perch 156 551 194 486 178 535 John dory 64 471 98 572 134 763 Blue eye trevalla 60 450 40 298 41 293 Gummy shark 81 465 122 688 141 988 School shark 17 108 17 80 22 133 Saw shark 133 340 150 349 158 480 Elephant fish 36 42 44 68 46 73 Other 3 194 8 820 3 002 7 347 3 038 9 471 Total 16 328 54 539 15 211 46 398 15 449 55 940 Continued

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Fisheries production – Commonwealth continued 1414 Fisheries production - Commonwealth continued 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000

SESS Commonwealth gillnet and hook sectors d Blue eye trevalla 614 4 629 384 2 978 401 3 275 Blue warehou 1 3 1 3 2 7 Ling 381 2 234 375 2 177 432 3 583 Gummy shark 2 191 12 622 2 649 16 901 2 415 18 116 School shark 256 1 635 380 2 229 331 2 210 Saw shark 199 509 197 460 177 630 Elephant fish 70 82 82 125 97 243 Other shark 197 403 171 319 206 320 Other species 340 1 667 545 2 352 446 2 184 Total 4 250 23 784 4 785 27 544 4 509 30 569 SESS Commonwealth GAB trawl sector c Orange roughy 223 711 49 122 79 236 Deepwater flathead 1 040 5 552 1 035 4 977 813 4 063 Bight redfish 1 024 4 608 808 2 755 682 2 387 Leather jacket 324 784 219 312 186 371 Angel shark 278 461 221 293 141 234 Boarfish 140 467 86 298 42 167 Jackass morwong 125 326 126 288 73 218 Squid 178 487 108 290 57 123 Knifejaw 65 59 58 88 45 113 Gemfish 320 1 039 311 1 065 55 131 Blue grenadier 101 375 54 165 4 12 Queen snapper 66 232 46 116 28 76 Silver warehou 63 114 16 28 1 4 School shark 3 16 2 9 2 11 Gummy shark 82 474 77 411 52 311 Saw shark 54 137 37 86 37 106 Elephant fish 3 4 2 4 1 3 Other 625 2 145 457 1 476 209 412 Total 4 714 17 991 3 713 12 781 2 505 8 977 Continued

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Fisheries production – Commonwealth continued 1414 Fisheries production - Commonwealth continued 2006-07 2007-08 p 2008-09 s t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Eastern tuna and billfish – longline and minor line Yellowfin 1 800 11 358 1 267 7 600 1 657 14 320 Skipjack 68 62 9 9 30 30 Albacore 2 814 5 910 1 386 2 772 1 520 4 561 Bigeye 642 4 867 1 254 10 875 712 8 093 Billfish 1 633 9 017 1 614 9 013 1 724 10 030 Other 737 1 388 922 1 691 756 1 862 Total 7 695 32 601 6 452 31 960 6 399 38 895 Southern bluefin tuna 5 350 40 975 5 239 44 568 5 062 45 341 Western tuna and billfish f Albacore 11 23 10 20 na na Skipjack 0 0 0 0 na na Yellowfin 33 184 13 81 na na Bigeye 69 439 42 365 na na Other tuna 0 0 0 0 na na Billfish 304 1 517 220 1 168 na na Other species 15 37 20 22 na na Total 432 2 200 305 1 656 na na Bass Strait scallop 0 0 0 0 594 1 163 Other fisheries e 11 045 33 692 8 177 28 321 9 334 44 377 Total production 56 855 294 192 52 277 288 934 51 416 313 756 a Mainly Morten Bay bugs, scallops and squid. b Includes non-Spanish mackerel fish caught by long line. c Shark converted to whole weight. d Although shark quotas are reported as trunk weight, shark weights reported in this table are whole weight equivalents. e Includes north west slope, western deepwater, southern squid, small pelagics, Macquarie island, Coral Sea, Cocos and Christmas islands, SESS Victorian coastal waters sector (trawl), Heard and MacDonald islands, SESS East coast deepwater trawl sector, Norfolk island fisheries and includes Western tuna and billfish in 2008-09 only because of confidentialy requirements. f Quantity and value by species in 2008-09 is confidential. p Preliminary. s Estimates. Sources: Australian Fisheries Management Authority; ABARE-BRS.

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Aquaculture production in 2006-07, by state – Australia a 1515 Aquaculture production in 2006-07, by state - Australia a NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT Aust. Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Salmonids b 1 668 6 955 0 110 291 281 710 na 290 734 Tuna 0 0 0 0 137 650 0 na 137 650 Silver perch 2 393 0 792 317 0 0 na 3 502 Barramundi 1 207 0 18 520 467 3 727 0 na 23 922 Other c 0 6 541 454 204 0 0 na 7 199 Total 5 268 13 496 19 766 1 099 141 669 281 710 na 463 007 Crustaceans Prawn 2 580 0 42 540 0 0 0 na 45 120 Yabbies 257 26 0 1 381 89 0 na 1 753 Marron 0 0 0 1 582 633 0 na 2 215 Redclaw 0 0 1 450 0 0 0 na 1 450 Total 2 837 26 43 990 2 979 722 0 na 50 554 Molluscs Edible oysters 36 446 0 535 0 37 841 16 266 na 91 088 Pearl oysters d 0 0 1 706 122 000 0 0 na 123 706 Abalone 0 4 344 0 0 7 155 5 990 na 17 489 Mussels 197 2 255 0 1 812 1 914 2 425 na 8 602 Other e 0 0 0 862 0 0 na 862 Total 36 643 6 599 2 241 124 674 46 910 24 680 na 241 747 Other NEI f 1 227 0 6 072 294 18 514 0 24 600 50 707 Total value 45 975 20 121 72 069 129 045 207 815 306 390 24 600 806 015 Quantity t t t t t t t t Fish Salmonids b 217 1 361 0 12 38 23 975 na 25 603 Tuna 0 0 0 0 7 486 0 na 7 486 Silver perch 232 0 90 27 0 0 na 349 Barramundi 114 0 2 090 43 385 0 na 2 632 Other c 0 272 51 na 0 0 na 323 Total 563 1 633 2 231 82 7 909 23 975 na 36 393 Crustaceans Prawn 199 0 3 085 0 0 0 na 3 284 Yabbies 21 2 0 88 5 0 na 116 Marron 0 0 0 64 24 0 na 88 Redclaw 0 0 100 0 0 0 na 100 Total 220 2 3 185 153 29 0 na 3 589 Molluscs Edible oysters 4 330 0 na 0 7 720 3 320 na 15 370 Pearl oysters 0 0 na na 0 0 na 0 Abalone 0 121 0 0 196 152 na 468 Mussels 37 805 0 622 1 032 693 na 3 188 Other e 0 0 0 na 0 0 na 0 Total 4 367 926 na 622 8 948 4 164 na 19 026 Other NEI f 50 0 134 na 1 953 0 na 2 137 Total quantity 5 200 2 561 5 550 857 18 839 28 139 na 61 146 a Excludes hatchery production, crocodiles, microalgae and aquarium worms. b Includes salmon and trout production. c Includes eels, other native fish and aquarium fish. d Total value of pearl production will be an underestimate as it excludes the value of production in NT which remains confidential. e Includes scallops and giant clams. f Includes aquaculture production not elsewhere specified because of confidentiality restrictions. In Victoria, this includes abalone, warmwater finfish, ornamental fish, other shellfish, shrimps and aquatic worms. Total only sums across. na Not available. Sources: ABARE-BRS; Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries; Industry & Investment New South Wales; Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources; Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia; Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania; Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Aquaculture production in 2007-08, by state – Australia ap 1616 Aquaculture production in 2007-08, by state - Australia ap NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT Aust. Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Salmonids b 1 400 7 775 b 0 135 0 293 134 na 302 445 Tuna 0 0 0 0 186 742 0 na 186 742 Silver perch 2 250 0 700 245 0 0 na 3 195 Barramundi 1 318 0 24 307 3 870 4 513 0 na 34 008 Other c 0 1 559 573 255 17 674 0 na 20 062 Total 4 968 9 335 25 580 4 505 208 930 293 134 na 546 452 Crustaceans Prawn 2 700 0 41 503 0 0 0 na 44 203 Yabbies 281 10 0 1 060 0 0 na 1 351 Marron 0 0 0 1 558 559 0 na 2 117 Redclaw 0 0 1 097 0 0 0 na 1 097 Total 2 981 10 42 600 2 666 559 0 na 48 816 Molluscs Edible oysters 39 000 0 620 0 30 132 19 878 na 89 630 Pearl oysters d 0 0 1 292 113 000 0 0 na 114 292 Abalone 0 5 964 0 0 5 151 5 803 na 16 919 Mussels 127 1 791 0 1 532 2 591 2 611 na 8 652 Other e 0 0 0 1 487 0 0 na 1 487 Total 39 127 7 756 1 912 116 019 37 874 28 292 na 230 980 Other NEI f 1 035 0 5 420 237 14 765 0 22 570 44 027 Total value 48 111 17 100 75 512 123 427 262 128 321 426 22 570 870 275 Quantity tttttttt Fish Salmonids b 130 1 309 b 0 13 0 24 428 na 25 880 Tuna 0 0 0 0 9 757 0 na 9 757 Silver perch 200 0 76 17 0 0 na 293 Barramundi 111 0 2 464 366 421 0 na 3 362 Other c 0 105 59 0 2 074 0 na 2 238 Total 441 1 414 2 599 397 12 251 24 428 na 41 530 Crustaceans Prawn 200 0 2 888 0 0 0 na 3 088 Yabbies 22 1 0 61 0 0 na 84 Marron 0 0 0 58 22 0 na 80 Redclaw 0 0 67 0 0 0 na 67 Total 222 1 2 955 124 22 0 na 3 323 Molluscs Edible oysters 4 500 0 na 0 5 448 3 681 na 13 629 Pearl oysters 0 0 na na 0 0 na 0 Abalone 0 166 0 0 167 171 na 504 Mussels 21 642 0 481 1 369 746 na 3 259 Other e 0 0 0 na 0 0 na 0 Total 4 521 808 na 481 6 983 4 598 na 17 391 Other NEI f 45 0 120 na 1 727 0 na 1 892 Total quantity 5 229 2 223 5 674 1 001 20 984 29 026 na 64 137 a Excludes hatchery production, crocodiles, microalgae and aquarium worms. b Includes salmonand trout production. c Includes eels, other native fish and aquarium fish. d Total value of pearl production will be an underestimate as it excludes the value of production in NT which remains confidential. e Includes scallops and giant clams. f Includes aquaculture production not elsewhere specified because of confidentiality restrictions. In Victoria, this includes abalone, warmwater finfish, ornamental fish, other shellfish, shrimps and aquatic worms. Total only sums across. p preliminary. na Not available. Sources: ABARE-BRS; Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries; Industry & Investment New South Wales; Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources; Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia; Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania; Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Aquaculture production in 2008–09, by state – Australia as 1717 Aquaculture production in 2008-09, by state - Australia as NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT Aust. Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Salmonids b 1 536 5 367 0 133 0 315 598 s na 322 635 Tuna 0 0 0 0 157 777 0 na 157 777 Silver perch 1 870 0 1 031 212 0 0 na 3 113 Barramundi c 1 304 0 21 364 4 766 0 0 4 200 31 634 Other d 0 2 094 514 284 33 710 0 na 36 602

Total 4 710 7 461 22 909 5 396 191 487 315 598 4 200 551 761 Crustaceans Prawn 2 279 0 54 562 0 0 0 na 56 841 Yabbies 176 32 0 731 0 0 na 939 Marron e 0 0 0 1 591 606 0 na 2 197 Redclaw 0 0 1 121 0 0 0 na 1 121 Total 2 455 32 55 683 2 323 606 0 na 61 098 Molluscs Edible oysters 40 029 0 510 0 32 551 19 309 na 92 399 Pearl oysters g 0 0 0 90 000 0 0 na 90 000 Abalone 0 6 623 0 0 8 121 7 913 na 22 656 Mussels 284 1 347 0 1 619 2 519 3 062 na 8 830 Other h 0 0 0 648 0 0 na 648 Total 40 313 7 970 510 92 267 43 190 30 284 na 214 534 Other NEI i 1 203 0 4 750 208 10 892 0 16 700 33 752 Total value 48 681 15 463 83 852 100 193 246 175 345 882 20 900 861 145 Quantity t t t t t t t t Fish Salmonids b 143 877 0 12 0 28 691 na 29 722 Tuna 0 0 0 0 8 786 0 na 8 786 Silver perch 180 0 88 15 0 0 na 283 Barramundi c 111 0 2 400 453 0 0 na 2 964 Other d 0 141 42 7 3 806 0 na 3 996 Total 434 1 018 2 530 487 12 591 28 691 na 45 751 Crustaceans Prawn 164 0 3 821 0 0 0 na 3 985 Yabbies 14 2 0 40 0 0 na 56 Marron e 0 0 0 57 23 0 na 80 Redclaw 0 0 68 0 0 0 na 68 Total 178 2 3 889 97 23 0 na 4 189 Molluscs Edible oysters 4 690 0 na 0 5 848 3 543 na 14 081 Pearl oysters 0 0 0 na 0 0 na 0 Abalone 0 179 0 0 227 233 na 639 Mussels 66 449 0 433 1 340 1 074 na 3 362 Other h 0 0 0 na 0 0 na 0 Total 4 756 628 na 433 7 415 4 850 na 18 082 Other NEI i 47 0 101 na 1 402 0 na 1 550 Total quantity 5 415 1 648 6 520 1 017 21 431 33 541 na 69 572 a Excludes hatchery production, crocodiles, microalgae and aquarium worms. b Includes salmon and trout production. c In South Australia, includes trout for confidentiality purposes for 2007-08. d Includes eels, other native fish and aquarium fish. e In South Australia, includes yabbies for confidentiality purposes for 2007-08. g Total value of pearl production will be an underestimate as it excludes the value of production in NT which remains confidential. h Includes scallops and giant clams. i Includes aquaculture production not elsewhere specified because of confidentiality restrictions. In Victoria, this includes abalone, warmwater finfish, ornamental fish, other shellfish, shrimps and aquatic worms. In Western Australia, this includes some other crustaceans and molluscs not specified above. In South Australia, this includes snapper, microalgae, aquarium species, murray cod and callop. Total only sums across. s Estimates. na Not available. Sources: ABARE-BRS; Fisheries Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries; Industry & Investment New South Wales; Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources; Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia; Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania; Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

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Exports of fisheries products – Australia 1818 Exports of fisheries products - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Edible Fish Live na 40 825 na 42 827 na 46 483 Fresh, chilled or frozen Whole Tuna a 11 148 160 443 12 075 202 340 11 301 175 452 Other 7 341 34 275 6 338 36 584 10 528 71 428 Fillets 1 757 12 814 1 016 5 695 497 4 820 Canned 1 291 6 300 1 972 12 560 2 400 9 785 Dried, salted and smoked 229 15 305 176 16 641 190 17 211 Other fish products 1 184 10 435 838 8 149 790 8 812 Total fish b 22 949 280 398 22 414 324 795 25 707 333 992 Crustaceans and molluscs Rock lobster 10 252 463 365 9 496 400 864 9 561 461 701 Prawns 6 376 93 563 4 916 68 624 4 797 82 180 Abalone 3 911 246 028 3 580 217 218 3 320 208 185 Scallops 1 401 35 417 1 128 27 838 1 137 33 254 Oysters 249 2 294 228 2 133 346 3 278 Crabs 1 424 17 453 1 414 15 701 1 324 16 370 Other 1 448 19 392 822 8 243 709 6 390 Total 25 061 877 511 21 584 740 620 21 194 811 356 Total edible b 48 010 1 157 909 43 998 1 065 415 46 901 1 145 348 Non-edible Marine fats and oils na 11 633 na 5 474 na 5 031 Fish meal na 4 735 na 974 na 1 313 Pearls c na 313 657 na 264 026 na 366 445 Ornamental fish na 1 539 na 1 950 na 3 397 Other non-edible na 4 527 na 3 854 na 7 828 Total non-edible na 336 091 na 276 277 na 384 014 Total fisheries products na 1 494 000 na 1 341 692 na 1 529 362 a Exports of tuna landed in Australia. b Excludes live tonnage but includes live value. c Includes items temporarily exported and re-imported (see table 29). na Not available. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

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Exports of fish – Australia 1919 Exports of fish - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Tuna a Whole Fresh or chilled 4 447 46 366 3 234 43 907 4 036 63 258 Frozen 6 702 114 077 8 840 158 433 7 264 112 194 Canned 258 1 247 499 3 857 219 1 329 Other 191 555 0 2 1 27 Total 11 597 162 245 12 574 206 200 11 522 176 808 Salmon Whole Fresh or chilled 1 346 9 703 2 194 15 741 5 899 41 555 Frozen 136 552 71 615 375 1 758 Smoked 42 915 38 641 40 726 Canned 184 1 293 472 2 543 5 62 Total 1 708 12 464 2 775 19 540 6 320 44 101 Other fish Live na 40 825 na 42 827 na 46 483 Whole Fresh or chilled 1 076 11 334 1 211 11 929 1 813 21 136 Frozen Whiting 1 855 3 986 1 291 2 960 1 359 3 364 Other 2 928 8 700 1 570 5 339 1 081 3 614 Fillets Fresh or chilled 808 7 994 772 3 310 64 912 Frozen 949 4 820 244 2 384 433 3 908 Other (fresh, chilled or frozen) 940 8 880 715 6 443 706 6 908 Canned 848 3 760 1 001 6 160 2 175 8 393 Dried, salted and smoked 187 14 390 138 16 000 150 16 486 Other 53 1 001 123 1 703 83 1 876 Total b 9 644 105 690 7 065 99 056 7 865 113 082 Total fish b 22 949 280 398 22 414 324 795 25 707 333 992 a Exports of tuna landed in Australia. b Excludes live tonnage but includes live value. na Not available. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

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Exports of crustaceans and molluscs – Australia 2020 Exports of crustaceans and molluscs - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Rock lobster Whole Live, fresh or chilled 6 231 280 727 5 884 264 643 6 701 354 090 Frozen 485 18 162 512 16 185 398 12 484 Cooked 1 613 58 238 1 704 52 504 1 255 38 520 Tails (fresh, chilled or frozen) 1 458 101 500 1 034 63 378 816 52 646 Other 465 4 739 362 4 153 392 3 960 Total 10 252 463 365 9 496 400 864 9 561 461 701 Prawns Headless 118 2 285 435 5 803 466 7 502 Whole 6 034 88 740 3 869 56 100 3 990 70 680 Other 225 2 538 611 6 721 340 3 998 Total 6 376 93 563 4 916 68 624 4 797 82 180 Crabs Fresh, frozen or cooked 1 415 17 400 1 410 15 663 1 317 16 257 Other 10 53 4 38 7 113 Total 1 424 17 453 1 414 15 701 1 324 16 370 Abalone Fresh, chilled or frozen 2 241 139 041 2 148 124 187 2 139 118 896 Canned 1 670 106 987 1 432 93 031 1 181 89 289 Total 3 911 246 028 3 580 217 218 3 320 208 185 Scallops Fresh, chilled or frozen 1 401 35 414 1 127 27 809 1 137 33 252 Other 0 3 0 29 0 1 Total 1 401 35 417 1 128 27 838 1 137 33 254

Other 1 697 21 686 1 050 10 375 1 056 9 668 Total crustaceans and molluscs 25 061 877 511 21 584 740 620 21 194 811 356

Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

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Exports of edible fish, by destination – Australia 2121 Exports of major edible fish products, by destination - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000

Tuna a Fresh or chilled (whole) France 69 511 1 13 5 141 Japan 2 418 36 745 2 518 39 103 3 471 58 628 Samoa 534 1 603 257 694 19 45 United States 408 3 816 219 2 384 254 2 517 Vietnam 328 1 056 94 241 0 0 Other 690 2 634 145 1 473 287 1 926 Total 4 447 46 366 3 234 43 907 4 036 63 258 Frozen (whole) Japan 6 241 112 721 8 389 157 255 6 429 109 812 Samoa 46 131 389 1 013 369 1 038 Thailand 261 767 0 0 246 634 United States 6 49 1 2 11 34 Other 148 409 62 164 209 677 Total 6 702 114 077 8 840 158 433 7 264 112 194 Salmon Fresh or chilled (whole) Hong Kong, China 54 399 90 644 1 195 8 376 Indonesia 173 1 125 399 2 192 620 2 964 Japan 621 4 811 1 143 9 237 1 060 11 292 Singapore 61 413 39 242 691 3 302 Thailand 8 93 69 461 139 805 United Arab Emirates 42 304 58 441 76 614 United States 87 681 63 480 171 1 354 Other 299 1 876 333 2 044 1 947 12 849 Total 1 346 9 703 2 194 15 741 5 899 41 555 Frozen (whole) Egypt 25 40 0 0 0 0 Fiji 61 47 30 22 1 10 Hong Kong, China 0 3 0 3 145 642 Indonesia 2 38 2 33 26 193 Japan 1 38 1 22 7 12 New Zealand 0 0 0 8 2 22 Thailand 3 54 1 18 29 159 Other 43 332 38 510 167 720 Total 136 552 71 615 375 1 758 Whiting Frozen (whole) China 687 1 635 582 1 511 630 1 701 Hong Kong, China 0 0 0 0 0 0 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Samoa 0 0 17 52 0 0 Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thailand 1 168 2 351 692 1 397 729 1 663 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 855 3 986 1 291 2 960 1 359 3 364 Continued

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Exports of edible fish, by destination – Australia continued 2121 Exports of major edible fish products, by destination - Australia contiuned 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Canned Tuna New Zealand 242 1 140 371 1 999 148 892 United States 0 0 7 59 2 3 Other 16 107 121 1 799 70 435 Total 258 1 247 499 3 857 219 1 329 Salmon New Zealand 174 1 104 453 2 373 1 10 United States 5 159 5 46 0 0 Other 5 30 14 124 4 52 Total 184 1 293 472 2 543 5 62 Other fish New Zealand 591 1 912 568 2 020 1 724 4 597 Singapore 104 462 69 359 43 180 Other 153 1 385 363 3 781 408 3 616 Total 848 3 760 1 001 6 160 2 175 8 393 a Exports of tuna landed in Australia. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

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Exports of crustaceans, by destination – Australia 2222 Exports of crustaceans, by destination - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Rock lobster Whole Live, fresh or chilled China 102 4 886 123 5 648 12 696 Chinese Taipei 317 12 349 197 7 300 242 9 060 France 63 2 467 68 2 587 69 2 550 Hong Kong, China 4 948 226 718 4 870 223 202 5 806 316 841 Japan 698 29 342 540 22 013 520 22 042 Malaysia 19 936 15 736 10 631 Singapore 29 1 505 22 1 119 21 1 228 United Arab Emirates 17 773 12 510 11 582 United States 17 800 12 592 5 230 Other 20 951 25 936 4 229 Total 6 231 280 727 5 884 264 643 6 701 354 090 Frozen China 67 2 294 16 521 2 58 Chinese Taipei 39 1 303 60 1 647 58 1 432 Greece 9 305 0 0 0 0 Hong Kong, China 62 2 149 45 1 102 87 2 731 Japan 276 10 897 354 11 562 205 6 620 Mauritius 7 296 16 501 9 297 United Kingdom 18 661 9 327 15 605 Other 6 256 14 525 21 742 Total 485 18 162 512 16 185 398 12 484 Cooked China 495 17 084 55 1 790 0 0 Chinese Taipei 460 16 460 815 23 357 783 23 177 Hong Kong, China 153 5 231 219 7 350 11 435 Japan 220 8 423 339 10 819 202 6 237 Singapore 159 5 760 180 5 563 102 3 074 Other 124 5 280 96 3 626 156 5 598 Total 1 613 58 238 1 704 52 504 1 255 38 520 Tails Fresh, chilled or frozen France 18 1 440 10 770 44 2 674 Hong Kong, China 14 862 16 933 5 269 Japan 38 2 034 26 1 411 39 1 941 United Kingdom 0 0 6 420 0 4 United States 1 383 96 760 954 58 580 722 47 349 Other 6 404 21 1 263 7 411 Total 1 458 101 500 1 034 63 378 816 52 646 Other France 11 551 12 570 21 863 Japan 345 1 398 249 2 257 260 1 396 United Kingom 51 2 428 17 680 9 366 United States 0 0 7 205 1 54 Other 57 362 77 441 100 1 281 Total 465 4 739 362 4 153 392 3 960 Total rock lobster 10 252 463 365 9 496 400 864 9 561 461 701 Continued

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Exports of crustaceans, by destination – Australia continued 2222 Exports of crustaceans, by destination - Australia continued 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Prawns Headless Greece 7 97 0 0 0 0 Japan 94 2 011 66 1 549 106 2 790 Malaysia 0 0 81 1 032 183 2 213 New Zealand 2 25 3 60 4 66 United States 0 0 0 0 0 2 Vietnam 5 10 138 1 136 9 115 Other 10 142 148 2 026 165 2 316 Total 118 2 285 435 5 803 466 7 502 Whole China 1 019 10 805 430 4 145 608 6 400 Greece 320 5 381 185 3 611 37 482 Hong Kong, China 413 5 960 425 5 959 625 10 197 Italy 52 943 18 179 0 0 Japan 2 334 43 293 1 702 29 888 1 923 43 595 Portugal 46 838 0 0 0 0 Spain 877 10 233 331 3 424 288 2 657 Thailand 145 1 505 105 1 093 113 2 019 United States 27 598 7 86 9 96 Vietnam 485 5 113 317 3 868 64 827 Other 317 4 072 349 3 847 321 4 407 Total 6 034 88 740 3 869 56 100 3 990 70 680 Other France 3 60 0 0 0 0 Germany 11 273 14 323 15 461 Hong Kong, China 15 80 2 47 19 205 New Zealand 22 212 45 603 36 309 Singapore 4 53 25 222 25 261 Other 170 1 859 526 5 526 245 2 762 Total 225 2 538 611 6 721 340 3 998 Total prawns 6 376 93 563 4 916 68 624 4 797 82 180 Crabs Fresh, frozen or cooked China 210 5 127 212 4 218 213 4 142 Chinese Taipei 655 5 369 582 3 914 548 4 378 Hong Kong, China 193 2 379 243 3 059 240 3 237 Japan 190 1 921 190 1 696 182 1 923 Singapore 16 560 24 745 16 627 United States 29 418 23 482 22 666 Other 122 1 627 136 1 549 96 1 283 Total 1 415 17 400 1 410 15 663 1 317 16 257 Other crabs 10 53 4 38 7 113 Total crabs 1 424 17 453 1 414 15 701 1 324 16 370 Other crustaceans China 10 497 1 29 0 16 Chinese Taipei 3 102 0 0 3 80 Hong Kong, China 150 7 137 45 2 063 14 703 Japan 17 395 1 51 1 50 Other 47 1 510 39 888 18 663 Total 228 9 641 86 3 031 37 1 511 Total crustaceans 18 281 584 022 15 912 488 219 15 718 561 761

Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

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Exports of molluscs, by destination – Australia 2323 Exports of molluscs, by destination - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Abalone Fresh, chilled or frozen Canada 12 1 588 14 1 723 9 1 218 China 271 14 255 111 5 736 210 10 512 Chinese Taipei 44 2 301 34 1 483 31 1 457 Hong Kong, China 1 492 94 240 1 545 89 809 1 604 88 393 Japan 391 24 057 381 21 978 258 15 278 Singapore 15 1 121 23 1 409 11 748 Other 16 1 479 41 2 049 15 1 291 Total 2 241 139 041 2 148 124 187 2 139 118 896 Canned Chinese Taipei 134 7 836 66 3 971 43 3 252 Hong Kong, China 883 54 819 732 49 462 593 47 224 Japan 229 16 546 183 12 096 127 8 683 Singapore 324 20 861 339 20 309 321 22 610 United States 39 3 174 41 2 608 27 2 072 Other 61 3 750 70 4 585 70 5 448 Total 1 670 106 987 1 432 93 031 1 181 89 289 Total abalone 3 911 246 028 3 580 217 218 3 320 208 185 Scallops Fresh, chilled or frozen China 24 445 26 611 26 627 France 187 4 551 0 0 0 0 Hong Kong, China 799 21 042 736 18 461 730 21 796 Malaysia 47 1 130 86 1 909 70 1 927 Singapore 274 7 278 254 6 225 284 8 360 Other 70 967 25 603 27 543 Total 1 401 35 414 1 127 27 809 1 137 33 252 Other scallops 0 3 0 29 0 1 Total scallops 1 401 35 417 1 128 27 838 1 137 33 254 Other molluscs Canada 118 609 33 94 65 506 China 347 657 110 90 89 166 Chinese Taipei 8 102 26 250 1 18 Hong Kong, China 660 8 193 473 3 529 442 3 197 Japan 57 842 157 1 574 190 2 723 Singapore 24 558 80 951 124 928 Malaysia 0 0 0 108 5 41 Other 255 1 084 85 749 104 578 Total 1 468 12 045 964 7 344 1 019 8 156 Total molluscs 6 780 293 489 5 672 252 401 5 476 249 595 Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

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Exports of fisheries products, by destination – Australia 2424 Exports fisheries products, by destination - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Edible (excluding live) Canada 141 2 953 88 3 364 97 2 860 China 3 439 59 347 1 849 26 089 2 575 29 796 Chinese Taipei 2 126 50 455 2 140 44 739 2 989 53 744 France 572 15 064 300 7 518 519 12 946 Greece 337 5 840 186 3 651 45 714 Hong Kong, China 10 266 447 014 10 059 425 795 12 113 525 286 Indonesia 446 2 884 557 3 882 730 4 557 Italy 112 1 842 60 1 010 184 2 229 Japan 14 957 305 573 16 652 328 252 15 599 302 258 Malaysia 329 5 423 378 7 977 784 12 545 New Zealand 2 155 10 333 2 453 12 590 2 176 9 154 Portugal 128 1 125 0 0 18 218 Singapore 1 238 40 741 1 255 40 398 1 815 43 713 Spain 1 046 11 479 431 4 130 545 4 207 Thailand 2 209 8 039 1 293 7 675 1 506 7 328 United Kingdom 147 5 520 73 2 204 79 1 489 United States 2 665 115 166 1 774 72 135 1 927 64 403 Vietnam 1 044 7 281 885 7 718 451 3 249 Other 4 653 21 004 3 562 23 461 2 748 18 168 Total 48 010 1 117 084 43 998 1 022 588 46 901 1 098 865 Nonedible China na 1 133 na 800 na 1 360 Chinese Taipei na 750 na 84 na 712 France na 4 111 na 7 336 na 547 Germany na 4 930 na 3 719 na 3 132 Hong Kong, China na 155 756 na 128 093 na 200 989 Indonesia na 5 069 na 974 na 224 Italy na 2 268 na 1 304 na 3 033 Japan na 68 567 na 53 333 na 64 284 Korea, Rep. of na 1 311 na 1 009 na 1 019 New Zealand na 8 637 na 2 287 na 1 836 Singapore na 1 656 na 2 446 na 825 Spain na 2 899 na 3 092 na 969 Thailand na 1 392 na 3 623 na 1 414 United Arab Emirates na 136 na 4 053 na 17 693 United Kingdom na 3 677 na 1 209 na 2 772 United States na 34 328 na 24 225 na 22 151 Vietnam na 1 298 na 1 271 na 572 Other na 38 172 na 37 420 na 60 483 Total na 336 091 na 276 277 na 384 014 Total exports na 1 453 175 na 1 298 865 na 1 482 878 na Not available. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

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Exports of seafood to selected countries, by product – Australia a 2525 Exports of seafood to selected countries, by product - Australia a 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Hong Kong, China Dried, salted or smoked fish 133 13 767 104 13 537 139 15 737 Other fish 323 4 139 539 6 490 1 672 13 066 Rock lobster 5 205 235 204 5 182 232 680 5 933 320 357 Prawns 430 6 095 462 6 708 745 11 574 Crabs 193 2 379 243 3 059 240 3 240 Abalone 2 375 149 059 2 276 139 271 2 197 135 616 Scallops 799 21 042 736 18 461 730 21 796 Other 810 15 329 518 5 591 456 3 899 Total 10 266 447 014 10 059 425 795 12 113 525 286 Japan Tuna (whole) 8 659 149 466 10 907 196 358 9 901 168 441 Fillets 463 4 495 32 317 5 125 Dried, salted or smoked fish 7 199 14 297 1 0 Other fish 920 10 067 1 488 13 975 1 676 20 317 Rock lobster 1 578 52 094 1 508 48 062 1 226 38 236 Prawns 2 442 45 446 1 792 31 848 2 033 46 477 Crabs 190 1 921 190 1 696 182 1 923 Abalone 620 40 603 563 34 074 385 23 962 Scallops 3 44 0 0 0 4 Other 74 1 237 158 1 625 191 2 773 Total 14 957 305 573 16 652 328 252 15 599 302 258 Singapore Tuna (whole) 0 5 14 329 0 3 Fillets 45 340 8 132 65 416 Dried, salted or smoked fish 3 157 2 261 2 355 Canned fish 109 482 73 382 47 227 Other fish 218 1 509 134 1 437 777 4 268 Rock lobster 193 7 569 212 7 097 137 4 731 Prawns 15 198 89 952 28 310 Crabs 16 560 24 745 16 627 Abalone 339 21 982 362 21 718 331 23 358 Scallops 274 7 278 255 6 253 284 8 360 Other 26 660 83 1 094 126 1 058 Total 1 238 40 741 1 255 40 398 1 815 43 713 Continued

78 Exports

Exports of seafood to selected countries, by product – Australia a continued 2525 Exports of seafood to selected countries, by product - Australia a continued 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Chinese Taipei Fish 404 3 417 324 2 219 1 172 8 626 Rock lobster 823 30 145 1 083 32 414 1 136 34 732 Prawns 54 1 183 26 489 55 1 201 Crabs 655 5 369 582 3 914 548 4 378 Abalone 178 10 137 100 5 454 74 4 708 Scallops 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 12 204 26 250 4 98 Total 2 126 50 455 2 140 44 739 2 989 53 744 United States Fillets 161 2 083 18 182 151 1 984 Canned fish 14 238 13 108 54 214 Other fish 965 9 234 648 6 184 896 9 729 Rock lobster 1 410 97 824 1 006 60 901 757 48 670 Prawns 29 632 8 104 9 98 Crabs 29 418 23 482 22 666 Abalone 49 4 194 57 4 089 37 3 032 Scallops 0 11 0 11 0 10 Other 9 533 1 74 0 0 Total 2 665 115 166 1 774 72 135 1 927 64 403 China Fish 799 2 364 654 2 067 1 383 6 231 Rock lobster 674 24 284 202 7 978 24 801 Prawns 1 101 11 277 529 4 808 625 6 543 Crabs 210 5 127 212 4 218 213 4 142 Other 655 16 295 252 7 019 330 12 079 Total 3 439 59 347 1 849 26 089 2 575 29 796 APEC Tuna 10 277 157 076 11 669 203 193 10 644 173 263 Salmon 1 492 11 090 2 613 18 183 6 105 42 304 Other fish 7 433 92 447 5 988 86 984 7 022 99 207 Rock lobster 9 936 449 089 9 254 390 947 9 259 449 128 Prawns 4 431 68 439 3 465 51 162 4 123 74 676 Abalone 3 895 244 723 3 574 216 826 3 314 207 784 Scallops 1 189 30 568 1 122 27 754 1 129 33 144 Oysters 240 2 217 222 2 069 333 3 161 Crabs 1 394 16 816 1 388 15 225 1 293 15 741 Other crustaceans and molluscs 1 259 18 255 774 7 510 629 5 713 Total 41 546 1 090 720 40 068 1 019 853 43 851 1 104 121

a Excludes live. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

79 Exports

Seafood exports in 2006-07, by state – Australia a 2626 Seafood exports in 2006-07, by state - Australia a NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT Aust. b

Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Live 772 1 138 38 407 13 212 281 0 40 825 Fresh, chilled or frozen Whole 3 738 1 516 25 729 1 567 142 887 11 480 195 194 718 Fillets 186 987 467 342 1 555 8 763 0 12 814 Other 5 339 3 797 16 891 1 962 113 622 360 32 040 Total fish 10 035 7 437 81 493 3 884 144 766 21 146 554 280 398 Crustaceans and molluscs Rock lobster 2 549 26 782 22 659 284 226 96 316 28 752 0 463 365 Prawns 9 059 26 56 311 16 535 4 962 0 4 570 93 563 Abalone 4 345 81 571 1 810 8 355 54 313 95 630 0 246 028 Scallops 211 2 831 15 213 14 290 4 1 723 101 35 417 Oysters 53 79 7 9 1 086 1 044 0 2 294 Crabs 132 1 837 10 122 4 191 509 423 0 17 453 Other 4 076 5 672 3 540 1 325 1 031 2 787 0 19 392 Total 20 425 118 798 109 663 328 933 158 220 130 358 4 671 877 511 Total value 30 459 126 235 191 157 332 816 302 987 151 504 5 226 1 157 909 Quantity tttttttt Fish Live na na na na na na na na Fresh, chilled or frozen Whole 654 269 5 223 226 7 899 1 478 35 18 489 Fillets 13 77 64 56 98 1 373 0 1 757 Other 719 525 389 585 26 30 20 2 703 Total fish 1 385 871 5 677 867 8 023 2 881 55 22 949 Crustaceans and molluscs Rock lobster 53 548 423 6 684 1 946 554 0 10 252 Prawns 689 1 3 624 1 202 287 0 279 6 376 Abalone 82 1 333 18 93 713 1 672 0 3 911 Scallops 8 117 560 563 0 71 3 1 401 Oysters 5 11 1 1 123 107 0 249 Crabs 8 39 1 111 229 12 9 0 1 424 Other 200 592 211 37 207 74 0 1 448 Total 1 044 2 641 5 948 8 809 3 288 2 486 282 25 061 Total quantity 2 429 3 512 11 624 9 676 11 310 5 366 337 48 010 a State totals include Commonwealth fisheries exports. Exports are identified according to source state or territory, not state or territory in which the product was caught or farmed. b Includes Australian Capital Territory. na Not available. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

80 Exports

Seafood exports in 2007-08, by state – Australia a 2727 Seafood exports in 2007-08, by state - Australia a NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT Aust. b

Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Live 962 1 517 40 029 3 0 317 0 42 827 Fresh, chilled or frozen Whole 4 588 1 158 18 011 835 193 010 16 665 209 238 924 Fillets 299 400 163 2 1 339 2 890 0 5 695 Other 4 964 7 740 17 291 1 146 248 761 139 37 350 Total fish 10 813 10 815 75 494 1 987 194 598 20 632 348 324 795 Crustaceans and molluscs Rock lobster 4 616 17 477 20 651 227 411 94 683 33 355 0 400 864 Prawns 4 888 133 37 387 13 355 1 764 0 0 68 624 Abalone 3 317 67 814 1 404 7 080 45 410 91 400 0 217 218 Scallops 487 40 15 330 11 502 352 0 0 27 838 Oysters 74 69 0 10 1 220 712 0 2 133 Crabs 32 1 901 8 649 4 151 471 406 0 15 701 Other 334 3 464 1 892 994 164 538 0 8 243 Total 13 748 90 898 85 312 264 502 144 065 126 412 0 740 620 Total value 24 562 101 713 160 806 266 489 338 663 147 045 348 1 065 415 Quantity tttttttt Fish Live na na na na na na na na Fresh, chilled or frozen Whole 810 155 3 253 134 10 261 2 309 31 18 413 Fillets 29 38 33 0 75 752 0 1 016 Other 664 1 003 378 332 24 57 1 2 986 Total fish 1 503 1 195 3 664 466 10 360 3 119 32 22 414 Crustaceans and molluscs Rock lobster 90 379 407 6 060 1 877 623 0 9 496 Prawns 298 11 2 357 979 97 0 0 4 916 Abalone 65 1 149 11 78 578 1 679 0 3 580 Scallops 18 1 610 475 15 0 0 1 128 Oysters 8 7 0 1 139 66 0 228 Crabs 1 44 1 088 252 10 9 0 1 414 Other 13 459 171 29 18 33 0 822 Total 494 2 050 4 643 7 874 2 733 2 409 0 21 584 Total quantity 1 997 3 246 8 307 8 340 13 093 5 527 32 43 998 a State totals include Commonwealth fisheries exports. Exports are identified according to source state or territory, not state or territory in which the product was caught or farmed. b Includes Australian Capital Territory. na Not available. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

81 Exports

Seafood exports in 2008–09, by state – Australia a 2828 Seafood exports in 2008-09, by state - Australia a NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. NT Aust. b

Value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Fish Live 720 1 027 44 094 0 36 552 0 46 483 Fresh, chilled or frozen Whole 5 252 1 078 22 226 935 169 544 44 941 96 246 880 Fillets 131 1 108 346 5 1 285 1 308 0 4 820 Other 4 448 7 667 18 368 698 85 860 180 35 808 Total fish 10 551 10 880 85 034 1 639 170 949 47 662 276 333 992 Crustaceans and molluscs Rock lobster 7 649 23 583 18 997 250 756 113 785 44 787 0 461 701 Prawns 8 180 12 45 871 19 569 585 0 0 82 180 Abalone 2 664 56 930 2 707 8 866 41 377 94 665 0 208 185 Scallops 177 0 15 279 16 642 918 0 0 33 254 Oysters 93 36 1 310 2 305 420 0 3 278 Crabs 57 2 122 9 608 3 617 206 424 0 16 370 Other 176 2 506 1 723 813 418 391 0 6 390 Total 18 995 85 189 94 184 300 574 159 594 140 687 0 811 356 Total value 29 545 96 069 179 218 302 213 330 544 188 348 276 1 145 348 Quantity tttttttt Fish Live na na na na na na na na Fresh, chilled or frozen Whole 823 152 3 643 179 9 705 6 415 23 21 829 Fillets 13 113 31 5 72 159 0 497 Other 579 1 650 282 248 9 151 3 3 380 Total fish 1 415 1 915 3 957 431 9 786 6 726 26 25 707 Crustaceans and molluscs Rock lobster 114 359 348 6 415 1 596 687 0 9 561 Prawns 461 1 2 500 1 086 51 0 0 4 797 Abalone 51 866 21 92 441 1 836 0 3 320 Scallops 4 0 458 619 38 0 0 1 137 Oysters 11 3 0 17 255 48 0 346 Crabs 4 37 1 016 189 3 7 0 1 324 Other 25 356 147 35 78 29 0 709 Total 670 1 622 4 490 8 454 2 462 2 606 0 21 194 Total quantity 2 085 3 536 8 447 8 885 12 248 9 332 26 46 901 a State totals include Commonwealth fisheries exports. Exports are identified according to source state or territory, not state or territory in which the product was caught or farmed. b Includes Australian Capital Territory. na Not available. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

82 Imports

Imports of fisheries products – Australia 2929 Imports of fisheries products - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Edible Fish Live fish na 4 na 0 na 0 Fresh, chilled or frozen Fresh or chilled whole 6 377 45 626 6 881 52 358 7 218 55 099 Frozen whole 6 000 18 390 6 258 22 403 5 816 22 316 Fresh or chilled fillets 666 6 905 701 6 975 699 7 331 Frozen fillets 42 491 228 243 43 308 227 783 40 769 238 866 Other 4 237 17 409 4 765 15 494 2 790 13 285 Canned fish 52 156 243 766 53 557 257 466 54 132 331 171 Smoked, dried or salted fish 4 219 53 076 3 755 45 056 3 690 49 971 Other fish preparations 17 497 87 632 17 852 87 467 18 445 106 578 Total a 133 644 701 050 137 079 715 002 133 558 824 617 Crustaceans and molluscs Fresh, chilled or frozen b Prawns 26 016 246 387 18 731 166 646 12 828 135 011 Lobster 634 13 218 792 14 120 429 9 208 Scallops 2 665 29 814 2 460 28 081 2 170 29 889 Oysters 837 6 841 726 7 270 811 8 867 Mussels 2 303 9 270 2 194 8 990 2 783 12 007 Other 17 312 74 423 17 449 62 553 19 182 75 436 Canned 14 773 101 391 18 824 128 147 21 484 185 124 Extracts and pastes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 420 1 999 197 1 406 212 2 549 Total 64 959 483 344 61 373 417 214 59 899 458 091 Total edible a 198 602 1 184 394 198 452 1 132 217 193 458 1 282 709 Non-edible Pearls c na 181 642 na 166 353 na 320 569 Fish meal na 40 069 na 41 176 na 41 907 Ornamental fish na 5 311 na 5 434 na 5 817 Marine fats and oils na 23 971 na 27 098 na 33 921 Other marine products na 32 040 na 25 604 na 24 879 Total non-edible na 283 032 na 265 665 na 427 092 Total fisheries products na 1 467 426 na 1 397 882 na 1 709 801 a Excludes live tonnage, but includes live value. b Includes dried and salted c As indicated in table 18, mostly re-imports. na Not available. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

83 Imports

Imports of fish – Australia 3030 Imports of fish - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Salmon Smoked 1 599 30 953 1 327 24 643 1 500 28 471 Whole Frozen 445 949 65 795 6 48 Fresh or chilled 719 6 148 748 6 947 583 5 543 Canned 10 588 64 315 8 038 46 402 8 795 65 817 Total 13 350 102 366 10 178 78 788 10 883 99 879 Hake Frozen Fillets 6 981 36 234 5 741 29 967 5 744 30 997 Whole 0 0 0 0 1 7 Mince 885 1 451 1 068 2 048 0 0 Total 7 866 37 685 6 810 32 015 5 745 31 005 Tuna Whole Fresh or chilled 202 1 104 209 1 501 120 990 Frozen 4 38 30 135 11 143 Canned 34 307 140 514 38 528 172 434 37 886 222 147 Total 34 513 141 655 38 767 174 070 38 017 223 280 Other fish Live na 4 na 0 na 0 Fresh or chilled whole 5 456 38 374 5 924 43 909 6 515 48 566 Frozen whole 5 551 17 403 6 163 21 472 5 798 22 117 Fresh or chilled fillets 666 6 905 701 6 975 699 7 331 Frozen fillets 35 511 192 009 37 566 197 816 35 025 207 869 Other fresh, chilled or frozen products 3 352 15 958 3 697 13 446 2 790 13 285 Other canned fish Herrings 704 3 529 798 3 764 730 3 895 Sardines 4 347 21 052 4 080 21 083 4 389 22 845 Anchovy 965 9 790 967 9 247 782 9 986 Mackerel 1 021 3 719 906 3 102 1 311 4 882 Other 225 847 240 1 434 240 1 600 Total 7 262 38 937 6 991 38 630 7 451 43 208 Smoked Herrings 75 471 68 385 80 442 Liver and roes 19 264 14 229 7 166 Other 1 532 11 753 1 384 10 285 1 282 11 287 Total 1 627 12 488 1 465 10 899 1 369 11 895 Dried 597 7 481 690 7 876 634 8 322 Salted 396 2 153 273 1 639 188 1 283 Other fish preparations Fish meal 17 145 117 153 16 188 Fishballs, fishcake, sausages 3 104 11 848 4 021 14 493 4 268 19 794 Caviar and pastes 93 2 161 113 2 426 126 2 623 Other 14 282 73 479 13 602 70 395 14 035 83 974 Total 17 497 87 632 17 852 87 467 18 445 106 578 Total other fish a 77 915 419 344 81 324 430 129 78 913 470 454 Total fish a 133 644 701 050 137 079 715 002 133 558 824 617

a Excludes live tonnage but includes live value. na Not available. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

84 Imports

Imports of crustaceans and molluscs – Australia 3131 Imports of crustaceans and molluscs - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Canned and preserved Crabs 644 4 259 488 4 853 356 3 933 Prawns 7 891 61 663 11 087 83 530 13 908 135 715 Smoked molluscs 1 366 6 082 798 4 884 688 5 692 Other molluscs 5 277 31 201 6 616 36 074 6 641 40 878 Extracts and pastes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other preserved 16 187 33 213 103 1 455 Total 15 194 103 391 19 022 129 554 21 696 187 673 Other Prawns Fresh, chilled or frozen 26 015 246 372 18 730 166 630 12 823 134 959 Other 1 14 1 16 5 52 Lobster 634 13 218 792 14 120 429 9 208 Scallops 2 665 29 814 2 460 28 081 2 170 29 889 Oysters 837 6 841 726 7 270 811 8 867 Mussels 2 303 9 270 2 194 8 990 2 783 12 007 Crabs 489 4 517 591 5 468 624 7 411 Calamari, squid and octopus 15 276 55 900 15 603 45 576 16 829 54 286 Other 1 547 14 007 1 255 11 510 1 730 13 739 Total 49 765 379 953 42 351 287 661 38 203 270 418 Total crustaceans and molluscs 64 959 483 344 61 373 417 214 59 899 458 091

Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

85 Imports

Imports of edible fish, by source – Australia 3232 Imports of edible fish, by source - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Fish (excluding canned) Tuna Indonesia 11 98 2 20 1 9 Fiji 63 456 107 791 86 726 Japan 0 14 0 15 0 8 Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Zealand 39 164 51 450 19 130 Papua New Guinea 80 318 38 163 7 45 Thailand 11 79 11 74 0 0 Other 2 14 30 124 19 215 Total 206 1 142 239 1 637 131 1 133 Salmon Denmark 946 19 757 779 14 825 887 18 312 New Zealand 835 8 530 896 10 318 729 8 348 Norway 467 7 727 450 6 992 473 7 394 Other 514 2 036 15 251 0 8 Total 2 763 38 050 2 140 32 386 2 089 34 062 Hake Argentina 2 368 9 317 2 169 8 154 878 4 631 Chile 108 204 263 482 135 425 China 132 328 292 1 077 195 646 Chinese Taipei 15 128 8 62 0 0 Namibia 1 986 10 201 1 232 6 367 1 641 8 824 New Zealand 699 2 680 818 4 152 1 165 5 781 South Africa 2 495 14 595 1 863 11 064 1 650 10 303 Uruguay 19 64 16 60 0 0 Other 44 167 148 597 82 394 Total 7 866 37 685 6 810 32 015 5 745 31 005 Other China 5 493 22 860 4 869 24 931 4 525 28 554 Chinese Taipei 3 104 19 274 4 269 25 920 4 141 26 453 New Zealand 23 156 136 966 23 811 143 296 23 567 149 216 South Africa 3 021 18 264 2 085 13 081 1 940 12 924 Thailand 8 983 34 113 9 259 35 621 8 923 44 374 Vietnam 12 869 56 593 15 698 59 483 15 893 72 033 Other 16 053 99 636 15 647 94 637 14 228 103 865 Total 72 680 387 706 75 639 396 968 73 216 437 420 Continued

86 Imports

Imports of edible fish, by source – Australia continued 3232 Imports of edible fish, by source - Australia continued 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Canned fish Canada 3 204 19 206 2 213 12 568 1 840 11 089 Chile 559 2 928 526 2 946 391 2 267 China 904 3 828 812 3 353 789 3 828 Denmark 236 1 316 132 706 98 461 Germany 306 1 893 385 2 410 265 1 836 Greece 99 823 66 566 31 255 Indonesia 356 1 001 429 1 531 378 1 832 Italy 689 5 858 576 5 228 540 6 447 Japan 123 425 130 475 90 553 Korea, Rep. of 166 809 193 905 152 954 Malaysia 238 827 227 826 264 1 370 Morocco 246 2 814 257 2 495 170 1 953 Norway 257 3 704 222 3 080 184 2 775 Philippines 236 604 935 3 193 725 3 628 Poland 300 2 809 541 5 867 341 4 208 Portugal 367 1 972 201 1 061 412 2 473 Spain 92 1 503 117 1 477 95 1 967 Thailand 36 373 150 631 39 326 177 728 40 442 235 443 United Kingdom 467 4 776 310 2 948 362 3 535 United States 6 151 31 946 5 070 23 486 5 872 40 111 Vietnam 236 1 073 328 1 519 317 1 469 Other 550 3 019 563 3 098 375 2 717 Total 52 156 243 766 53 557 257 466 54 132 331 171

Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

87 Imports

Imports of fresh, chilled or frozen fish, by source – Australia 3333 Imports of fresh, chilled or frozen fish, by source - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Fresh or chilled fish Whole Fiji 68 491 116 846 96 786 Indonesia 186 894 248 821 193 803 New Zealand 5 864 42 816 6 302 49 574 6 707 52 508 Papua New Guinea 80 320 38 163 5 21 Vietnam 77 391 89 476 13 88 Other 101 713 89 478 203 894 Total 6 377 45 626 6 881 52 358 7 218 55 099 Fillets Indonesia 235 1 984 169 1 133 289 2 552 New Zealand 284 3 266 336 3 653 302 3 573 Papua New Guinea 0 1 17 121 0 0 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 146 1 653 179 2 067 108 1 205 Total 666 6 905 701 6 975 699 7 331 Frozen fish Whole Tuna Indonesia 0 0 1 4 0 0 Japan 0 14 0 15 0 8 Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thailand 3 11 2 6 0 0 Other 2 14 28 110 11 135 Total 4 38 30 135 11 143 Salmon Canada 95 225 0 0 0 0 New Zealand 7 22 6 41 0 3 Norway 0 0 57 743 6 45 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 343 701 2 11 0 0 Total 445 949 65 795 6 48 Other China 454 2 234 632 2 281 483 2 480 Chinese Taipei 619 1 323 661 1 453 963 2 987 India 225 698 217 609 435 510 Indonesia 476 481 411 517 210 362 Japan 32 279 19 154 19 182 Myanmar 341 1 254 325 1 127 353 1 613 New Zealand 1 902 7 527 2 317 10 013 2 422 9 788 Thailand 488 1 159 161 385 42 172 United States 287 205 400 259 86 140 Vietnam 391 1 233 315 1 146 362 1 436 Other 336 1 010 705 3 529 422 2 454 Total 5 551 17 403 6 163 21 472 5 799 22 124 Continued

88 Imports

Imports of fresh, chilled or frozen fish, by source – Australia continued 3333 Imports of fresh, chilled or frozen fish, by source - Australia continued 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Frozen fish (continued) Fillets Hake Argentina 2 131 8 825 1 787 7 442 878 4 631 Chile 0 0 34 98 135 425 China 11 77 131 707 195 646 Namibia 1 986 10 201 1 232 6 367 1 641 8 824 New Zealand 291 2 199 538 3 605 1 164 5 773 South Africa 2 495 14 595 1 863 11 064 1 650 10 303 Uruguay 19 64 16 60 0 0 Vietnam 7 28 72 244 0 0 Other 41 245 67 381 82 394 Total 6 981 36 234 5 741 29 967 5 744 30 997 Other Argentina 1 232 4 949 897 3 148 739 3 610 Chile 241 809 77 149 308 727 China 3 463 11 994 2 304 11 704 1 893 12 394 Chinese Taipei 2 277 16 505 3 384 22 598 2 890 21 622 Indonesia 1 191 8 747 1 281 8 838 1 143 9 900 Kenya 1 209 6 992 845 4 003 539 3 529 Malaysia 72 324 70 482 31 274 Myanmar 1 132 8 210 849 6 798 496 4 629 New Zealand 9 235 56 632 9 378 59 328 8 222 54 974 Norway 288 3 097 397 4 734 286 3 454 Singapore 24 142 49 358 73 434 South Africa 528 3 343 583 3 580 794 5 630 Tanzania 563 3 152 432 2 224 490 3 112 Thailand 1 067 7 315 1 229 8 587 998 8 482 Uganda 778 4 606 289 1 407 146 843 United Kingdom 0 0 23 67 14 86 United States 449 1 810 680 2 480 848 5 183 Uruguay 0 0 38 231 101 633 Vietnam 11 300 50 276 14 211 53 545 14 495 64 443 Virgin Islands 73 409 92 462 36 270 Other 391 2 698 457 3 094 482 3 638 Total 35 511 192 009 37 566 197 816 35 025 207 869

Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

89 Imports

Imports of dried, salted or smoked fish, by source – Australia 3434 Imports of dried, salted or smoked fish, by source - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Dried or salted China 42 762 59 814 54 1 203 Hong Kong, China 22 931 22 838 17 662 Iceland 48 370 64 463 80 641 Korea, Rep. of 46 529 79 763 75 795 Malaysia 61 552 56 468 75 627 Norway 178 2 335 155 2 006 148 2 069 Philippines 112 751 23 337 10 41 Portugal 30 380 52 670 37 516 Thailand 38 251 36 229 46 353 Vietnam 104 541 128 769 111 757 Other 312 2 235 288 2 157 168 1 942 Total 993 9 634 963 9 515 822 9 605 Smoked Argentina 12 49 30 132 43 204 China 1 4 27 192 23 281 Denmark 1 153 24 067 896 17 262 1 097 22 902 Japan 11 187 5 101 5 118 Korea, Rep. of 2 20 2 20 1 22 New Zealand 192 2 851 251 3 864 256 3 509 Norway 502 8 276 464 7 412 483 7 606 Philippines 48 436 31 269 31 344 South Africa 1 130 5 766 960 5 288 774 4 313 United Kingdom 62 405 62 435 78 564 Other 111 1 381 63 566 78 502 Total 3 225 43 441 2 792 35 542 2 869 40 366 Total dried, salted or smoked fish 4 219 53 076 3 755 45 056 3 690 49 971

Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

90 Imports

Imports of canned fish products, by source – Australia 3535 Imports of canned fish products, by source - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Canned fish Salmon Canada 2 218 14 586 962 6 778 560 5 762 Chile 298 2 337 261 1 923 130 924 Thailand 1 097 9 147 1 112 8 630 1 596 13 432 United States 6 125 31 807 4 927 22 945 5 864 40 049 Other 849 6 437 777 6 126 644 5 649 Total 10 588 64 315 8 038 46 402 8 795 65 817 Tuna Indonesia 355 1 000 429 1 528 377 1 828 Japan 1 19 1 26 19 112 Thailand 33 276 136 071 36 782 164 995 36 419 213 568 Other 674 3 423 1 316 5 884 1 070 6 639 Total 34 307 140 514 38 528 172 434 37 886 222 147 Herrings Canada 129 693 134 768 274 1 579 Denmark 127 421 76 249 91 404 Germany 276 1 624 297 1 634 212 1 215 Other 172 791 290 1 114 154 696 Total 704 3 529 798 3 764 730 3 895 Sardines Canada 857 3 926 1 074 4 787 1 006 3 747 Norway 83 1 058 6 83 0 0 Thailand 1 702 4 655 1 117 3 377 1 679 6 185 United Kingdom 467 4 755 270 2 679 285 3 020 Other 1 238 6 658 1 614 10 157 1 419 9 893 Total 4 347 21 052 4 080 21 083 4 389 22 845 Anchovies Italy 503 4 401 441 4 034 369 4 617 Morocco 234 2 739 256 2 492 161 1 922 Spain 57 1 213 58 1 206 62 1 794 Other 171 1 436 213 1 516 189 1 653 Total 965 9 790 967 9 247 782 9 986 Mackerel Chile 184 345 146 273 112 307 Denmark 107 871 53 424 3 25 Japan 122 403 129 446 68 412 Malaysia 121 354 75 218 117 478 New Zealand 11 9 1 3 0 2 Thailand 265 598 279 534 718 2 058 Other 211 1 139 222 1 205 293 1 600 Total 1 021 3 719 906 3 102 1 311 4 882 Other Canada 0 0 43 235 0 0 Chinese Taipei 9 72 13 152 21 341 Peru 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 1 8 0 4 Other 217 775 183 1 039 218 1 256 Total 225 847 240 1 434 240 1 600 Total canned fish 52 156 243 766 53 557 257 466 54 132 331 171

Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

91 Imports

Imports of crustaceans and molluscs, by source – Australia 3636 Imports of crustaceans and molluscs, by source - Australia 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Crustaceans Lobster Fresh, chilled or frozen Cuba 174 3 952 81 2 112 55 1 595 Indonesia 51 651 152 2 240 64 790 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malaysia 17 149 23 251 22 270 Papua New Guinea 86 3 727 99 4 205 73 2 829 Thailand 155 2 285 175 2 349 69 1 132 Other 151 2 456 263 2 962 146 2 592 Total lobster 634 13 218 792 14 120 429 9 208 Prawns Fresh, chilled or frozen China 8 469 62 120 5 486 36 737 3 484 34 461 Chinese Taipei 120 1 395 46 351 21 246 India 2 000 24 420 1 084 12 208 111 1 479 Indonesia 686 5 675 197 1 841 708 8 328 Malaysia 478 4 548 1 619 17 535 1 812 20 557 Myanmar 597 5 730 267 2 670 70 792 New Caledonia 74 874 7 88 33 489 Saudi Arabia 402 3 265 327 2 394 12 191 Singapore 79 944 3 23 26 325 Thailand 5 503 48 228 4 694 38 613 3 755 35 503 Vietnam 7 229 85 791 4 856 52 951 2 735 31 736 Other 380 3 383 144 1 218 55 851 Total 26 015 246 372 18 730 166 630 12 823 134 959 Canned Malaysia 767 5 386 644 4 778 641 4 878 Thailand 3 293 26 789 3 633 26 783 3 998 39 512 Vietnam 292 2 925 1 964 19 033 4 810 51 994 Other 3 539 26 563 4 845 32 936 4 459 39 332 Total 7 891 61 663 11 087 83 530 13 908 135 715 Other China 0 3 0 5 0 6 Malaysia 1 6 1 6 3 22 Thailand 0 3 0 3 1 18 Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 3 0 3 0 6 Total 1 14 1 16 5 52 Total prawns 33 906 308 049 29 818 250 176 26 735 270 726 Crabs Fresh, chilled or frozen Indonesia 60 559 155 1 108 45 437 Malaysia 88 695 33 197 17 174 Thailand 103 999 145 1 465 96 1 532 Vietnam 114 961 147 1 193 122 1 133 Other 124 1 303 110 1 505 345 4 135 Total 489 4 517 591 5 468 624 7 411 Canned Thailand 436 1 876 199 1 144 155 1 178 Other 209 2 384 289 3 709 201 2 754 Total 644 4 259 488 4 853 356 3 933 Total crabs 1 133 8 776 1 078 10 320 979 11 344 Continued

92 Imports

Imports of crustaceans and molluscs, by source – Australia continued 3636 Imports of crustaceans and molluscs, by source - Australia continued 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Molluscs (fresh, chilled or frozen) Scallops Chile 26 271 126 1 241 64 911 China 1 583 16 442 1 114 11 195 1 071 13 447 Hong Kong, China 5 240 27 328 3 187 Japan 337 4 795 720 9 766 649 10 103 Thailand 365 4 695 293 2 796 197 2 258 United States 74 1 365 21 363 23 395 Vietnam 32 366 14 141 29 302 Other 243 1 639 144 2 252 133 2 286 Total 2 665 29 814 2 460 28 081 2 170 29 889 Mussels China 3 12 1 11 0 0 New Zealand 2 259 9 024 2 169 8 906 2 709 11 581 United States 8 138 0 0 0 0 Other 32 96 24 74 74 426 Total 2 303 9 270 2 194 8 990 2 783 12 007 Calamari, squid and octopus China 5 300 17 324 5 749 13 445 6 502 17 173 Chinese Taipei 1 293 4 663 1 911 4 349 1 491 4 778 Hong Kong, China 8 186 10 178 11 146 India 194 635 98 424 204 679 Indonesia 527 1 805 205 811 311 1 393 Korea, Rep. of 128 678 283 893 384 1 044 Malaysia 601 2 596 563 2 207 861 3 873 Myanmar 217 770 153 448 69 326 New Zealand 2 997 11 082 2 628 8 499 3 335 7 748 Singapore 172 599 25 104 4 20 Thailand 1 794 8 713 1 898 8 235 1 690 9 229 United States 241 476 301 543 216 498 Uruguay 0 0 23 27 17 17 Vietnam 1 667 5 831 1 362 4 221 1 183 5 335 Other 139 543 394 1 192 551 2 027 Total 15 276 55 900 15 603 45 576 16 829 54 286 Crustaceans and molluscs (canned) China 5 038 31 954 6 845 41 635 6 502 50 849 Korea, Rep. of 116 852 67 449 49 416 Malaysia 2 175 14 453 2 314 15 531 2 247 16 094 New Zealand 1 855 11 773 1 888 11 174 1 879 11 225 Singapore 149 1 165 104 764 101 786 Thailand 4 463 32 596 4 860 31 981 5 255 46 911 Vietnam 365 3 484 2 101 20 655 4 924 53 271 Other 612 5 115 645 5 960 525 5 574 Total 14 773 101 391 18 824 128 147 21 484 185 124

Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

93 Imports

Imports of fisheries products, by source – Australia 3737 Imports of fisheries products, by source - Australia

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Edible (excluding live) Argentina 4 184 18 316 3 771 14 351 2 392 12 227 Canada 3 534 21 678 2 452 15 534 1 998 13 309 Chile 1 012 4 556 1 129 5 321 1 002 4 897 China 27 104 155 759 25 346 133 120 23 805 152 140 Chinese Taipei 4 660 26 700 6 418 32 431 5 791 32 886 Denmark 1 444 26 159 1 120 19 025 1 275 24 201 Germany 538 3 965 517 3 425 310 2 226 India 2 593 26 987 1 636 15 085 1 017 4 063 Indonesia 4 505 27 796 3 759 23 232 3 743 30 925 Italy 741 6 264 591 5 408 548 6 536 Japan 890 9 425 1 268 14 600 1 152 16 800 Kenya 1 209 6 992 845 4 003 539 3 529 Korea, Rep. of 890 4 801 1 186 5 480 1 321 6 133 Malaysia 6 212 38 813 7 613 54 926 8 185 65 229 Myanmar 2 455 17 132 1 743 12 283 1 298 10 245 Namibia 2 118 11 087 1 378 7 339 1 806 9 823 Norway 1 432 20 250 1 594 21 275 1 389 20 057 New Zealand 32 828 192 444 33 107 199 010 34 397 208 533 Singapore 1 045 5 475 810 3 701 767 4 636 South Africa 5 546 33 069 3 992 24 483 3 611 23 393 Thailand 56 695 278 831 59 834 295 340 59 076 368 223 United Kingdom 531 5 204 399 3 492 459 4 217 United States 7 919 39 536 6 731 29 361 7 360 49 567 Vietnam 22 674 154 946 25 076 142 309 25 537 167 371 Other 5 843 48 202 6 135 47 683 4 679 41 542 Total 198 602 1 184 390 198 452 1 132 217 193 458 1 282 709 Non-edible Chile na 2 819 na 4 023 na 3 441 Chinese Taipei na 1 046 na 978 na 891 French Polynesia na 4 819 na 4 533 na 5 033 Hong Kong, China na 5 240 na 5 197 na 4 594 Indonesia na 7 830 na 8 041 na 9 368 Japan na 4 362 na 2 920 na 2 900 Malaysia na 665 na 699 na 842 Netherlands na 2 447 na 2 303 na 1 668 New Zealand na 10 650 na 8 376 na 8 996 Peru na 33 680 na 42 242 na 42 863 Philippines na 614 na 331 na 1 493 Samoa na 4 153 na 3 825 na 7 641 Singapore na 2 007 na 1 833 na 1 853 Thailand na 987 na 1 176 na 1 635 United States na 23 638 na 19 287 na 18 398 Other na 178 074 na 159 901 na 315 475 Total na 283 032 na 265 665 na 427 092 Total imports na 1 467 422 na 1 397 882 na 1 709 801

na Not available. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

94 Imports

Seafood imports from selected countries, by product – Australia a 3838 Seafood imports from selected countries, by product - Australia a 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 China Frozen whole fish 454 2 234 632 2 281 483 2 480 Canned fish 904 3 828 812 3 353 789 3 828 Smoked, dried or salted fish 43 766 86 1 006 77 1 484 Other fish preparations 931 5 065 1 700 8 720 1 851 10 720 Prawns 8 469 62 122 5 486 36 742 3 484 34 467 Scallops 1 583 16 442 1 114 11 195 1 071 13 447 Oysters 7 87 5 48 19 94 Mussels 3 12 1 11 0 0 Canned crustaceans and molluscs 5 038 31 954 6 845 41 635 6 502 50 849 Other crustaceans and molluscs 5 473 18 087 5 917 14 049 7 213 20 096 Other 4 199 15 161 2 747 14 081 2 315 14 675 Total 27 104 155 759 25 346 133 120 23 805 152 140 Vietnam Frozen whole fish 391 1 233 336 1 179 370 1 547 Frozen fillets 11 307 50 304 14 283 53 789 14 495 64 443 Canned fish 236 1 073 328 1 519 317 1 469 Smoked, dried or salted fish 104 543 129 778 112 774 Other fish preparations 499 2 273 549 2 214 648 3 949 Prawns 7 229 85 791 4 856 52 951 2 735 31 736 Scallops 32 366 14 141 29 302 Oysters 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mussels 1 8 0 2 3 15 Canned crustaceans and molluscs 365 3 484 2 101 20 655 4 924 53 271 Other crustaceans and molluscs 1 895 7 253 1 828 6 379 1 564 7 350 Other 616 2 618 652 2 702 339 2 513 Total 22 674 154 946 25 076 142 309 25 537 167 371 New Zealand Fresh and chilled whole fish 5 864 42 816 6 302 49 574 6 707 52 508 Frozen whole fish 1 908 7 550 2 323 10 054 2 422 9 791 Fresh and chilled fillets 284 3 266 336 3 653 302 3 573 Frozen fillets 9 526 58 831 9 916 62 933 9 386 60 748 Canned fish 33 93 5 91 13 162 Smoked, dried or salted fish 194 2 952 253 3 955 256 3 600 Other fish preparations 5 592 28 780 4 615 24 654 5 030 30 222 Lobster 1 39 0 0 0 12 Scallops 1 26 1 28 28 550 Squid 2 997 11 082 2 628 8 499 3 335 7 748 Oysters 827 6 725 717 7 128 790 8 675 Mussels 2 259 9 024 2 169 8 906 2 709 11 581 Canned crustaceans and molluscs 1 855 11 773 1 888 11 174 1 879 11 225 Other crustaceans and molluscs 124 5 333 121 4 969 164 5 107 Extracts and pastes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 1 360 4 154 1 832 3 393 1 376 3 033 Total 32 828 192 444 33 107 199 010 34 397 208 533 Continued

95 Imports

Seafood imports from selected countries, by product – Australia a continued 3838 Seafood imports from selected countries, by product - Australia a continued 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 t $’000 t $’000 t $’000 Thailand Frozen whole fish 491 1 170 163 391 42 172 Fillets 102 1 306 122 1 620 33 465 Canned fish 36 373 150 631 39 326 177 728 40 442 235 443 Smoked, dried or salted fish 56 337 56 317 62 454 Other fish preparations 4 818 15 375 5 630 17 186 5 697 23 510 Prawns 5 503 48 231 4 695 38 617 3 756 35 521 Lobster 155 2 285 175 2 349 69 1 132 Scallops 365 4 695 293 2 796 197 2 258 Mussels 12 40 11 31 3 9 Canned crustaceans and molluscs 4 463 32 596 4 860 31 981 5 255 46 911 Other crustaceans and molluscs 2 572 12 683 2 407 11 190 2 110 12 194 Extracts and pastes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 1 784 9 483 2 097 11 134 1 410 10 153 Total 56 695 278 831 59 834 295 340 59 076 368 223 United States Frozen whole fish 630 904 400 259 86 140 Frozen fillets 449 1 810 680 2 480 866 5 255 Canned fish 6 151 31 946 5 070 23 486 5 872 40 111 Smoked, dried or salted fish 0 0 0 2 8 77 Other fish preparations 55 765 88 1 079 103 1 163 Scallops 74 1 365 21 363 23 395 Canned crustaceans and molluscs 0 0 0 0 2 38 Other crustaceans and molluscs 250 653 301 551 257 1 076 Other 310 2 093 171 1 141 143 1 311 Total 7 919 39 536 6 731 29 361 7 360 49 567 APEC region Fresh and chilled whole fish 6 199 44 577 6 661 50 965 7 093 54 073 Frozen whole fish 4 895 14 791 5 044 17 441 4 441 17 597 Fresh and chilled fillets 633 6 707 655 6 729 673 7 132 Frozen fillets 18 277 106 958 19 224 119 982 17 648 121 226 Canned fish 47 875 209 754 49 366 224 379 50 614 299 482 Smoked, dried or salted fish 662 8 117 676 8 810 659 9 170 Other fish preparations 15 052 70 873 16 140 76 045 16 865 94 686 Prawns 0 0 0 0 1 7 Lobster 390 8 369 497 10 128 266 5 754 Scallops 2 600 29 139 2 266 26 011 2 020 28 160 Oysters 837 6 841 726 7 270 811 8 867 Mussels 2 284 9 220 2 183 8 959 2 714 11 608 Canned crustaceans and molluscs 14 205 96 445 16 539 105 946 16 388 130 594 Other crustaceans and molluscs 14 709 63 056 14 751 51 222 16 437 61 191 Extracts and pastes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 19 049 138 674 15 666 106 801 12 186 110 011 Total 147 666 813 521 150 393 820 687 148 815 959 558

a Excludes live imports. Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia, cat. no. 5465.0, Canberra.

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